The Glass Ceiling

The Glass Ceiling

1971 · 92 min · ★ 5.3 · Mystery, Horror

A lonely housewife hears a man’s footsteps in the apartment above her late at night. The upstairs neighbor insists it is her husband who has returned from business but her explanations are soon contradicted. The woman begins to think her neighbor has murdered her husband.

Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia · Written by Antonio Fos

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