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ERA
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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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In a Glass Cage
1986 1h 52m ES
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6.8
SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 120
DramaHorrorThriller
Synopsis
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A mysterious teenager named Ángelo cares for Klaus, a German doctor with a dark past who lives trapped in an iron lung.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Günter Meisner
Klaus
David Sust
Ángelo
Marisa Paredes
Griselda
Gisèle Echevarría
Rena
Imma Colomer Marcet
Laborer
Josuè Guasch
Singing Child
David Cuspinera
Barracks Child
Ricardo Carcelero
Child Ángelo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Agustí Villaronga
- Writers
- Agustí Villaronga
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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Directed by Agustí Villaronga, shot by Jaume Peracaula. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Javier Navarrete. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Raúl Román shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Günter Meisner and David Sust and Marisa Paredes carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0090197 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Agustí Villaronga directs. Jaume Peracaula behind the camera. Javier Navarrete scores. Raúl Román cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Agustí Villaronga, shot by Jaume Peracaula. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Javier Navarrete. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Raúl Román shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Günter Meisner and David Sust and Marisa Paredes carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0090197 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jaume Peracaula
- Original score
- Javier Navarrete
- Editing
- Raúl Román
- Production design
- Francesc Candini
- Makeup / hair
- J. Ruiz Alonso
- Sound
- Ricard Casals
- Runtime
- 112 min · 1h 52m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- NC-17
Also by
Agustí Villaronga
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- TE
TEM Productores
ES
Key crew
- Sound Re-Recording MixerRicard Casals
- Production DesignFrancesc Candini
- EditorRaúl Román
- Executive ProducerTeresa Enrich
- Costume DesignerAndrés Urdiciaian
- Costume DesignerImma Vallmitjana
- Production ManagerPaco Poch
- Special EffectsReyes Abades
- Assistant DirectorPaco Siurana
- Assistant Production ManagerBiel Moll
- Sound MixerLicio Marcos de Oliveira
- Makeup & Hair AssistantJ. Ruiz Alonso
- Makeup ArtistElisenda Villanueva
- PropsCarme Curt
- Set DresserJordi Artigau
- Property MasterIsidro Terraza
- CarpenterJosé Martínez
- Graphic DesignerAmérica Sánchez
- PropsJosé Ángel Cebollada
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- nurse
- war crimes
- sadomasochism
- serial killer
- iron lung
- disturbed
- war criminal
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1986-03-05· Chicago International Film Festival
- Theatrical1989-03-24NC-17
- Physical2004-05-25NC-17· DVD
