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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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Internet Archive
audioEp. 20 - Bedlam is Here. Let's Get Weird.
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 79
- FilmAffinity ID
- 913121
- Image
- Bedlam (1945 poster).jpg
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- publication date
- 1946-01-01
- title
- Bedlam
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Categories
1940s historical horror films1940s horror thriller films1946 American films1946 English-language films1946 films1946 horror filmsAdaptations of works by William HogarthAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican historical horror filmsAmerican horror thriller filmsEnglish-language historical horror filmsEnglish-language horror thriller filmsFilms based on artFilms directed by Mark RobsonFilms produced by Val LewtonFilms scored by Roy WebbFilms set in 1761Films set in LondonFilms set in psychiatric hospitalsRKO Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date