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.
Details
- Director
- Mark Robson
- Writer
- Mark Robson, Val Lewton
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $350,000
Cast
Anna Lee
Billy House
Boris Karloff
Elizabeth Russell
Glen Vernon
Ian Wolfe
Jason Robards Sr.
Joan Newton
Larry Wheat
Leyland Hodgson
Polly Bailey
Richard Fraser
Robert Clarke
Skelton Knaggs
Vic Holbrook
Keywords
18th century
class differences
corrupt system
insane asylum
london
england
mental health care
mental illness
quakerism
social prejudice
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