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Bedlam

Beauty at the mercy of madmen!

6.6

1h 16m

1946

“Beauty at the mercy of madmen!”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Mark Robson

DramaThriller

london, englandinsane asylumclass differencesmental illness18th centurycorrupt systemquakerismmental health caresocial prejudice

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Cast & Crew

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

as George Sims

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

as Nell Bowen

Billy House

Billy House

as Lord Mortimer

Richard Fraser

Richard Fraser

as The Stonemason

Glen Vernon

Glen Vernon

as The Gilded Boy

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

as Sidney Long

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

as Oliver Todd

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

as 'That Devil' Wilkes

Joan Newton

Joan Newton

as Dorothea the Dove

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