Bedlam
Beauty at the mercy of madmen!
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- Drama
- Thriller
Overview
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.
Keywords
- london
- england
- class differences
- mental illness
- 18th century
- insane asylum
- corrupt system
- social prejudices
- mental health care
- quakerism
- social prejudice
- london, england
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 10, 1946
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Cast
- Foster H. Phinney,Boris Karloff,Skelton Knaggs,Joan Newton,Frank Pharr,Robert Seiter,Nan Leslie,Leyland Hodgson,John Beck,Victor Travisand 32 more
- Director
- Mark Robson
- Writer
- Val Lewton,Mark Robson
- Producer
- Jack J. Gross,Val Lewton
- Cinematography
- Nicholas Musuraca
- Music
- Roy Webb
- Budget
- $350,000
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0038343