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The Elevator (1974 film)

The Elevator is a made-for-television suspense film that first aired on February 9, 1974[1] as an ABC Movie of the Week.

The Elevator

Drama
Thriller

David Ketchum
Bruce Sheeley

United States

English

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California

Philip Haberman
J. Terry Williams

75 min.

ABC

February 9, 1974 (1974-02-09)

Plot[edit]

An elevator carrying a diverse group of people and stuck between floors in a high-rise office building. The tension inside the stalled elevator is exacerbated by one passenger: a claustrophobic armed robber trying to flee from his latest hit.[2]

Production[edit]

The film was made for the ABC Suspense Movie of the Week. It was shot at the Crocker Bank Building in downtown Los Angeles in November, 1973.[3]

Reception[edit]

The Los Angeles Times called it a "witty and suspenseful diversion".[4]

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