

Bedlam
1946 · Movie · 1h 16m · NR
DramaThriller
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Key crew
- Mark RobsonDirector
- Val LewtonScreenplay
- Mark RobsonScreenplay
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Boris KarloffGeorge Sims
- Anna LeeNell Bowen
- Billy HouseLord Mortimer
- Richard FraserThe Stonemason
- Glen VernonThe Gilded Boy
- Ian WolfeSidney Long
- Jason Robards Sr.Oliver Todd
- Leyland Hodgson'That Devil' Wilkes
- Joan NewtonDorothea the Dove
- Elizabeth RussellMistress Sims
- Larry WheatPodge (uncredited)
- Skelton KnaggsVarney (uncredited)
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Themes
london, englandinsane asylumclass differencesmental illness18th centurycorrupt systemquakerismmental health caresocial prejudice























