Truman Capote's The Glass House is a 1972 American made-for-television[2] drama film starring Alan Alda, Vic Morrow, and Clu Gulager, directed by Tom Gries.

Professor Jonathon Paige accidentally kills a man during an argument and ends up convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to prison.

Paige refuses to help Slocum and earns the respect of Lennox, a prisoner with a political mindset who is looking to reform the system.

Sinclair is shanked on the yard but his book cannot be found in his cell, so Slocum and his gang chase Paige through the prison.

The riot alarm sounds and most of the prisoners flee back to their cells, but Slocum remains, so Paige shoots him with a homemade weapon provided to him by Lennox and escapes through the empty guard booth.