Lady in a Cage

Lady in a Cage (1964)

  • 20% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (1,278 ratings)

Olivia de Havilland stars in this sensationalistic shocker as Mrs. Halyard, a wealthy widow recuperating from a broken hip. Inside her mansion, she becomes trapped between floors in her elevator. She activates an emergency alarm but succeeds only in attracting the attention of the wino (Jeff Corey),… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Walter Grauman
Written By
Luther Davis
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Jul 8, 1964 Wide
On DVD
Mar 29, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Morbid unwatchable misogynist psychological thriller of the sensationalist school.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Utterly vile thriller with unpleasant characters.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Thriller has some contrivances but also enough touches of reality to make it unsettling and disturbing. Olivia is effective as she works up to different levels of hysteria at a believable pace rather than going full bore from the beginning. Ann Sothern is a sad blowsy mess managing to… More

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