---
title: 'The Mafu Cage (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karen Arthur'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mafu-cage-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077888/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mafu Cage (1979)

1979 · 102 min · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

The Mafu Cage is a 1978 American psychological horror film directed by Karen Arthur, and starring Carol Kane and Lee Grant. Its plot follows two sisters Ellen and Cissy, both the daughters of a late anthropologist Max Carpenter, residing in a dilapidated Los Angeles mansion: Ellen, is an astronomer, and Cissy, is a dysfunctional eccentric who keeps and tortures a variety of monkeys and other primates.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karen Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-arthur)
- **Screenplay:** [Don Chastain](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-chastain)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bailey)

## Cast

- [James Olson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-olson)
- [Carol Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-kane)
- [Lee Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-grant)
- [Will Geer](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-geer)

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