In a Glass Cage

In a Glass Cage

In a Glass Cage

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In a Glass Cage

1986

1h 52m

6.7(112 votes)

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Overview

A mysterious teenager named Ángelo cares for Klaus, a German doctor with a dark past who lives trapped in an iron lung.

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9 members

Acting

Günter Meisner

Klaus

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David Sust

Ángelo

David Sust

Acting

Marisa Paredes

Griselda

Marisa Paredes

Acting

Gisèle Echevarría

Rena

Gisèle Echevarría

Acting

Imma Colomer Marcet

Laborer

Imma Colomer Marcet

Acting

Josuè Guasch

Singing Child

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David Cuspinera

Barracks Child

David Cuspinera

Acting

Ricardo Carcelero

Child Ángelo

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Writing

Alberto Manzano

Gypsy Child

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