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RUNTIME
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80 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Crawlspace
"Someone is watching ..."
1986 1h 20m EN
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Synopsis
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A man who runs an apartment house for women is the demented son of a Nazi surgeon who has the house equipped with secret passageways, hidden rooms and torture and murder devices.
βSomeone is watching ...β
Cast
Klaus Kinski
Karl Gunther
Talia Balsam
Lori Bancroft
Barbara Whinnery
Harriet Watkins
Carole Francis
Jessica Marlow
Tane McClure
Sophie Fisher
Sally Brown
Martha White
Jack Heller
Alfred Lassiter
David Abbott
Hank Storm
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- David Schmoeller
- Writers
- David Schmoeller
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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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ERA
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40 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by David Schmoeller, shot by Sergio Salvati. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Pino Donaggio. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Bert Glatstein 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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Klaus Kinski and Talia Balsam and Barbara Whinnery carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Someone is watching ...".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
David Schmoeller directs. Sergio Salvati behind the camera. Pino Donaggio scores. Bert Glatstein cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 180 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 240 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by David Schmoeller, shot by Sergio Salvati. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Pino Donaggio. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Bert Glatstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Klaus Kinski and Talia Balsam and Barbara Whinnery carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Someone is watching ...".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0090881 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Released under 12 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sergio Salvati
- Original score
- Pino Donaggio
- Editing
- Bert Glatstein
- Production design
- Giovanni Natalucci
- Runtime
- 80 min Β· 1h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
David Schmoeller
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- EM
Empire Pictures
US
Key crew
- EditorBert Glatstein
- Executive ProducerCharles Band
- ProducerRoberto Bessi
- ProducerMichael Deak
- Production DesignGiovanni Natalucci
- Production CoordinatorHope Perello
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1986-05-21R
Also known as
International titles
- El Γ‘ticoES
- Fou Γ tuerFR
- Crawlspace - KillerhausDE
- La muerte espΓa en las sombrasMX
- PerversΓ£o AssassinaBR
- Striscia ragazza strisciaIT
- El secreto del altilloAR
- Crawlspace - UCAU
- ε ¬ε―ζΆιCN
- Remember timeIT
- Killerhaus - Horror der grausamsten ArtDE
- Laberinto SangrientoAR
