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6.6London, 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.
Released: 1946-05-1076 minDir: Mark RobsonDrama, ThrillerBudget: $350,000
Cast
- Boris Karloff as George Sims
- Anna Lee as Nell Bowen
- Billy House as Lord Mortimer
- Richard Fraser as The Stonemason
- Glen Vernon as The Gilded Boy
- Ian Wolfe as Sidney Long
Themes
- london, england
- insane asylum
- class differences
- mental illness
- 18th century
- corrupt system
- quakerism
- mental health care
- social prejudice
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
4,510 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
- Year
- 1946
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 2 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mark Robson
- Screenwriter
- Mark Robson
- Cast member
- Glen Vernon
- Composer
- Roy Webb
- Producer
- Val Lewton
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Nicholas Musuraca
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 79
- FilmAffinity ID
- 913121
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Bedlam (1945 poster).jpg
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- publication date
- 1946-01-01
- title
- Bedlam
- production designer
- Albert S. D'Agostino
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Edward Stevenson
- set in environment
- psychiatric hospital
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