Film
The Fifth Floor
1978· R· 1h 30m· Horror
“The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane.”
A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfriend and doctor have her committed to the Fifth Floor, an asylum with obviously crazy inmates and a predatory orderly. The problem is, she's still sane!
1978-11-15
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Key Crew
DirectorHoward Avedis
ScreenplayMeyer Dolinsky
ProducerHoward Avedis
Director of PhotographyDaniel Pearl
Original Music ComposerAlan Silvestri
EditorStanford C. Allen
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Details
Released1978-11-15
Runtime1h 30m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosHickmar Productions
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating4.9/10 · 16 votes
Original languageen
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