Spain, 1970
92m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 1.85:1
mono (Westrex Recording System), Spanish
A Spanish horror film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia.
Plot Summary
Left alone while her husband is away on business, Marta is haunted by footsteps in the apartment above her keeping her awake at nights and starts to investigate.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Eloy de la Iglesia
© [not given on screen]
A Fono España, S.A. production
Executive Producer: Rafael Del Valle Iturriaga
Director of Production: Francisco Lara Polop
Screenplay by: Antonio Fos, Eloy de la Iglesia
Director of Photography: Francisco Fraile
Film Editor: Pablo G. Del Amo
Music by: Angel Arteaga
Sound Recording: EXA, S.A.
Make-up: Cristobal Criado
Hairdresser: Ana Criado
Sets Designed by: Wolfgang Burmann
This film was shot in Cubas Piedralaves and Madrid
Cast
Carmen Sevilla
Dean Selmier
Patty Shepard
Fernando Cebrian
Encarna Pasó
Rafael Hernandez
Javier de Campos
Patricia Cealot
Hugo Blanco
Emma Cohen (Rosa)
Alternative Titles
Glass Ceiling – USA
The Glass Ceiling – UK
Le Plafond de verre – France
O Teto de Cristal – Brazil
Üvegtető – Hungary
Стеклянный потолок – Russia
References
Periodicals
- Celulóide vol.14 no.158 (February 1971) p.4
- The Dark Side no.268 p.34 – illustrated blu-ray review (Dark Side Reviews by ML [Mickey Lewis])
- ETC no.14 (July 1996) p.28 – review (The Glass Ceiling by Bob Sargent)
Books
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.236, 292
- House of Psychotic Women by Kier-La Janisse pp.40, 302, 304
