Lady in a Cage
by Walter Grauman
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Actor: James Caan, Jennifer Billingsley, Olivia de Havilland, Rafael Campos, William SwanDirector: Walter Grauman
Cinematographer: Lee Garmes
Editor: Leon Barsha
Producer: Luther Davis
Writer: Luther Davis
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Lady in a Cage
Movie Review: "A Movie Way Before Its Time!"
Summary: 5 Stars
After the success of "Whatever Happened to baby Jane?" movie studios were falling over themselves to find a film similar in story and acting content. Suddenly it was in for films to feature former movie stars in situations of peril, as both Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, stars of "Baby Jane...", proved bankable at the boxoffice. The most successful and best film in the "older lady" genre that came out after "Baby Jane" was "Lady in a Cage" starring Olivia DeHavilland who plays an older woman trapped in her elevator, a cage if you will, on a hot summer day. Her performance is excellent as Olivia expresses the pain her character faces while being trapped in a human coffin. Her nightmare is just beginning, as a homeless man and former prostitute break into her home and try to steal her possessions. Just when we think things couldn't get any worse for the DeHavilland character, three more thugs come into her house, shattering the older woman's life and belongings to shreads. The violence and the graphic scenes are extremely well depicted, and it is hard to believe a movie like this was actually made in the early '60's. The film explores the human need for material things, and its ultimate destruction of those people who prove so greedy.
I came across this film on-line one night and watched it on Youtube and couldn't belive how great it was. The writing and direction by Luther Davis is first-rate, and the acting ensemble is the best Hollywood has to offer. Olivia is superb, and look for a very sexual and young James Caan, from "Misery" and "The Godfather", who plays Randall, the mastermind behind the animal orgy! Ann Southern has a supporting role as the hooker, and acting teacher Jeff Corey, who trained Cher, plays the wino.
Joan Crawford was the original choice to play the DeHavilland role, but turned it down reasoning that she had already played a character whose life was in danger at the hands of others in "Baby Jane". "Lady In A Cage" marks the second time in movie history that Olivia DeHavilland took over a role from Miss Crawford, with the other being Miriam in "Hush, Hush...Sweet Charlotte".
The "Lady In A Cage" DVD is now out-of-print and is very hard to find, but the high cost that sellers are asking for it is worth it. If you see a copy anywhere I would suggest in grabbing it: movies like this are not made anymore. The DVD is pretty much barebones with no extras, but the film is cleaned from its original print, comes in widescreen, and english subtitles are included.
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