“6.30PM - Friday evening in an empty office building. Three men and one woman, trapped and terrified, 25 floors up. Help will reach them Monday morning - if they live that long.”
It's Friday evening. The lift repairman leaves the building and wants to finish his work on Monday. But he doesn't know there are four men in the building. They use the lift but stay in it about 100 meters from the floor. They have little oxygen and must survive…
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Cast
23 people
Renée Soutendijk
Marion
Known for
Suspiria
The 4th Man
Götz George
Jörg
Known for
Schtonk!
Treasure of Silver Lake
Carl Schenkel
Matthias Deyle
Toni Lüdi
Wolfgang Kieling
Gössmann
Known for
Torn Curtain
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Frank Göhre
Dieter Geissler
Also in
48 Hours to Acapulco
Obsessions
Norbert Herzner
Hannes Jaenicke
Pit
Known for
World Without End
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Thomas Schühly
Also in
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
Sabine Schroth
Carl Schenkel Director · Frank Göhre Writer Jacques Zwart Composer
United States release October 1, 1985 · Produced in Germany · Production Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion, Laura Film
Production
Mutoskop
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Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Production
Laura Film
Production
Maran Film
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Germany
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Original title
Abwärts
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 4, 1984
Theatrical · Source: IMDB
United States · October 1, 1985
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Chicago International Film Festival)
Denmark
August 12, 1988
Finland
February 7, 1986
France
February 6, 1985 · Theatrical
August 22, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
January 20, 2022 · Physical · Subkultur Entertainment (BD, UHD BD)
Italy
April 5, 1985
Netherlands
July 25, 1985
Portugal
February 1, 1985 · Fantasporto Film Festival
Sweden
January 24, 1986 · Göteborg Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 28, 1986 · Theatrical
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