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Lady in a Cage

Lady in a Cage

Drama · Mystery · Thriller · 1964

A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.

Movie details

Lady in a Cage

“What happens in this elevator is not for the weak - it is, perhaps, not even for the strong!”

1964 Drama · Mystery · Thriller 1h 34m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Walter Grauman

Written by

Luther Davis

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Mrs. Cornelia Hilyard

James Caan

James Caan

Randall Simpson O'Connell

Jennifer Billingsley

Jennifer Billingsley

Elaine

Rafael Campos

Rafael Campos

Essie

William Swan

William Swan

Malcolm Cornelius Hilyard

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

George L. Brady Jr. aka Repent

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Sade

Court is in session

Put Lady in a Cage on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.