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GERMANY · 1946

The Spiral Staircase

Robert Siodmak
serial killer isolation disability gothic mansion psychological terror
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Synopsis

On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.

Year1946
CountryGermany
DirectorRobert Siodmak
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