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Lady in a Cage

1964 · 94 min

A claustrophobic, cruel siege that traps you in a rich woman's elevator and slowly tightens the screws.

Directed by: Walter Grauman
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, James Caan, Jennifer Billingsley

Tagline: What happens in this elevator is not for the weak - it is, perhaps, not even for the strong!
Overview: A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.

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Directed by: Walter Grauman
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, James Caan, Jennifer Billingsley

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
class
violence
power
guilt
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
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Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by: Walter Grauman
Written by: Luther Davis
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, James Caan, Jennifer Billingsley, Rafael Campos, William Swan, Jeff Corey, Ann Sothern, Charles Seel
Music: Paul Glass
Cinematography: Lee Garmes
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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