Aldo Lado’s Debut Feature 'Short Night of Glass Dolls' Arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in April 2025

Celluloid Dreams is bringing Aldo Lado’s 1971 film, Short Night of Glass Dolls to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray + Blu-ray on April 29, 2025.

For the first time in stunning 4K ultra-high resolution, this 4-disc 4K UHD and Blu-ray Collector’s Edition features a brand new, fully restored 4K transfer of the movie from the original camera negatives, as well as a 35mm Grindhouse version of the movie. It comes in a high-quality, side-loaded slipcase that contains a disc case with reversible cover sleeve featuring the English and the original Italian title of the movie, as well as a 64-page booklet.

Short Night of Glass Dolls - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

From the fringes of the giallo genre, writer and director Aldo Lado (WHO SAW HER DIE?, NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS) delivers a debut movie that pushes the boundaries of convention with “an ending that is one of the best, truly shocking giallo finales ever put on film.” (Collider)

American foreign correspondent Gregory Moore is on his final assignment in Prague before transitioning to London. He plans to bring his beautiful Czech girlfriend Myra with him, freeing her from the shackles of oppressive Iron Curtain politics. But their plans are suddenly derailed when Myra vanishes without a trace.

His investigation into her disappearance makes him realize that decadence, superstition, and hunger for power run deep in the City of a Hundred Spires.

And then his own body turns up in a park…

With no sign of life or rigor mortis, doctors prepare to perform an autopsy to discover the cause of his mysterious and symptomless death. What they don’t know is that in his mind, Greg is frantic. Silently screaming. “I am alive!”

Newly restored and presented in 4K ultra-high resolution for the first time, “Short Night of Glass Dolls” is “easily one of the most intelligent and stylish gialli” (The Celluloid Highway). The film will surprise you with its remarkable narrative, distinctive photography, and stellar cast that includes Jean Sorel (A LIZARD IN A WOMAN’S SKIN, THE SWEET BODY OF DEBORAH), Barbara Bach (THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME), Ingrid Thulin (THE SILENCE, WILD STRAWBERRIES) and Mario Adorf (THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS?).

Celluloid Dreams is proud to present this newly scanned version, restored in 4K from the original camera negative, along with countless extras, in a high-quality, side-loaded slipcase that also contains a 64-page booklet. Note that this release does

Disc 1 (4K UHD)Brand new 4K transfer and full restorationHDR-10Isolated ScoreCommentary Track by writer/director Aldo Lado and Federico Caddeo(NEW) Commentary Track by film critic Guido Henkel(NEW) English Trailer in 4K resolution(NEW) Italian Trailer in 4K resolution(NEW) Grindhouse Trailer in 4K resolution(NEW) Unreleased English Trailer (as "Catalepsis") in 4K resolutionDisc 2 (Blu-ray)Brand new transfer from 4K master and full restorationIsolated ScoreCommentary Track by writer/director Aldo Lado and Federico Caddeo(NEW) Commentary Track by film critic Guido Henkel(NEW) English Trailer(NEW) Italian Trailer(NEW) Grindhouse Trailer

(NEW) Unreleased English Trailer (as "Catalepsis")

Disc 3 (Blu-ray)"The Nights of Malastrana" 2015 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (97 mins)(NEW) "All About Lado" 2018 Interview with writer/director Aldo Lado (32 mins)"The Most Beautiful Voice in the World" Interview with soprano Edda Dell'Orso (21 mins)"The Quest for Money" Interview with producer Enzo Doria (20 mins)"Cuts Like a Knife" Interview with film editor Mario Morra (23 mins)"To Italy and Back" Interview with co-producer Dieter Geissler (29 mins)(NEW) "The Man on the Bridge" Featurette by Howard Berger (23 mins)(NEW) Image Gallery(NEW) Long-lost, export "Malastrana" creditsDisc 4 (Blu-ray)(NEW) Grindhouse Version from 35mm archival lab print(NEW) US VHS Pan&Scan Version (as "Paralyzed")Booklet

(NEW) A 64-page booklet with a commemorative essay on Aldo Lado by Andy Marshall-Roberts, additional information and many photographs.

You can pre-order Short Night of Glass Dolls - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Now!