Bedlam (1946)
10/05/1946
Drama, Thriller
1h 16m
- 65% (80 votes)
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Beauty at the mercy of madmen!
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.
- Mark RobsonDirector, Screenplay
- Val LewtonScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$350,000
Keywords
- london, england
- insane asylum
- class differences
- mental illness
- 18th century
- corrupt system
- quakerism
- mental health care
- social prejudice
Top Billed Cast
Boris Karloff
George Sims
Anna Lee
Nell Bowen
Billy House
Lord Mortimer
Richard Fraser
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Glen Vernon
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Ian Wolfe
Sidney Long
Jason Robards Sr.
Oliver Todd
Leyland Hodgson
'That Devil' Wilkes
Joan Newton
Dorothea the Dove
Elizabeth Russell
Mistress Sims
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