The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane.

The Fifth Floor

4.9 (16 votes)• 1978• 90m•Released

Horror Thriller

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A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfriend and doctor have her committed to the Fifth Floor, an asylum with obviously crazy inmates and a predatory orderly. The problem is, she's still sane!

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Languages: English

Director: Howard Avedis

Starring Cast: Bo Hopkins, Dianne Hull, Patti D'Arbanville, Sharon Farrell, Robert Englund, Anthony James

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