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The Lift (1983) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 5.25/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.1/10
The Lift Plot Synopsis:
A lift begins displaying some erratic behavior, like trapping some party goers and nearly suffocating them, and decapitating a security guard. Felix, the technician from the lift company, can't find anything wrong with the circuitry. When he and a nosy reporter begin asking questions of the lift company's electronics partner (Rising Sun Electronics) his boss puts him on a leave of absence. A subsequent visit to a professor leads them to believe that some evil experiments are being conducted with MICROCHIPS.
Synopsis / Plot Summary:
A lift begins displaying some erratic behavior, like trapping some party goers and nearly suffocating them...
Tagline:
Take the Stairs, Take the Stairs. For God"s Sake, Take the Stairs!!!
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Type: MovieYear: 1983 (more 1983 movies)
Awards: 2
Language: English, Dutch
Country: Netherlands
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Lift Release Dates In Theaters: Jul 04, 1985, Blu-ray CE: Oct 31, 2017, Blu-ray: Oct 31, 2017, DVD: Oct 31, 2017
Producers: Matthijs van Heijningen
Musicians: Dick Maas
Cinematographers: Marc Felperlaan
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The Lift Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Huub Stapel | ... | Felix Adelaar |
| Willeke van Ammelrooy | ... | Mieke de Beer |
| Josine van Dalsum | ... | Saskia Adelaar |
| Liz Snoyink | ... | Vrouw in Lift (as Liz Snoijink) |
| Wiske Sterringa | ... | Vrouw in Lift |
| Huib Broos | ... | Man in Lift |
| Pieter Lutz | ... | Man in Lift |
| Johan Hobo | ... | Ober |
| Dick Scheffer | ... | Gérant |
| Matthias Maat | ... | Ober |
| Ger van Groningen | ... | Ober |
| Jan Anne Drenth | ... | Nachtportier |
| Emma Onrust | ... | Dochtertje |
| Sydney Kuyer | ... | Zoontje |
| Cor Witschge | ... | Dagportier |
| Paul Gieske | ... | Huismeester |
| Piet Römer | ... | Beheerder |
| Serge-Henri Valcke | ... | Psychiater |
| Onno Molenkamp | ... | Blinde man |
| Manfred de Graaf | ... | Makelaar |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Huub Stapel (b. December 2, 1954) – Felix Adelaar
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Huup Stapel - Willeke van Ammelrooy (b. April 5, 1944) – Mieke de Beer
Sign: Aries
Also known as: Willeke v. Ammelrooy | Willeke Van Ammelrooy | Ollie Vetty | Willeke van Ammelrooij - Josine van Dalsum – Saskia Adelaar
- Liz Snoyink – Vrouw in Lift (as Liz Snoijink)
- Wiske Sterringa – Vrouw in Lift
- Huib Broos – Man in Lift
- Pieter Lutz, as Man in Lift, passed away at age 82 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Sign: Leo - Johan Hobo – Ober
- Dick Scheffer – Gérant
- Matthias Maat – Ober
- Ger van Groningen – Ober
- Jan Anne Drenth – Nachtportier
- Emma Onrust – Dochtertje
- Sydney Kuyer – Zoontje
- Cor Witschge – Dagportier
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