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The Mafu Cage

“A terrifying love story.”

1978 · 1 h 42 min
Directed by Karen Arthur · USA · New Hollywood
ThrillerHorror

Where to watch in the United States: Free: Fawesome, Plex, Plex Channel. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.

Cast

Lee Grant Carol Kane Will Geer James Olson Budar William Sherwood

Credits

Written by: Don Chastain Eric Westphal Richard Cottrell
Music: Roger Kellaway
Produced by: Diana Young

Plot

Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their late father, locked in a cage. While one of the sisters seems to be keeping her head on straight, as it were, the other appears to be sinking further and further into barbarism and insanity.

Sinekatalog’s take

The Mafu Cage (1978) is a American thriller directed by Karen Arthur. It stars Lee Grant, Carol Kane and Will Geer. It runs 102 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (938 votes)
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