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In a Glass Cage

1986 · 112 min · Director: Agustí Villaronga, Agustí Villaronga ★ IMDb 6.7 · 5,627 ratings

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In Spain, the former Nazi doctor Klaus tries to commit suicide jumping off the roof of his manor. However, he survives with the entire body paralyzed and dependent on an iron lung with glass sides. His wife Griselda decides to hire a nurse since she does not bear the situation. Klaus asks Griselda to hire Angelo, a mysterious teenager that appears in their house. Angelo befriends Klaus' daughter Rena and sooner it is shown that Klaus was a pedophile that loved to feel the fear of death in young boys before abusing and killing them. Further, Angelo is a disturbed and totally insane victim of his experiments that intends to follow the insanities described in Klaus' diary and incorporate his personality.

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In a Glass Cage (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Horror. AI estimate.

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Cast

GM
Günter Meisner

GM
Günter Meisner

Klaus

DS
David Sust

MP
Marisa Paredes

Griselda

GE
Gisèle Echevarría

Rena

IC
Imma Colomer Marcet

Laborer

JG
Josuè Guasch

Singing Child

DC
David Cuspinera

Barracks Child

RC
Ricardo Carcelero

Child Ángelo

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Alberto Manzano

Gypsy Child

Details

Directed by
Agustí Villaronga, Agustí Villaronga
Written by
Agustí Villaronga, Agustí Villaronga
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
112 min
Country
Spain
Genres
Drama, Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 5,627 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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