The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charming young woman suffering from schizophrenia, whose fragile beauty captivates all who meet her.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
84 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert RossenDirector
- Robert RossenScreenplay
- Kenyon HopkinsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Warren BeattyVincent Bruce
- Jean SebergLilith Arthur
- Peter FondaStephen Evshevsky
- Kim HunterDr. Bea Brice
- Anne MeachamMrs. Yvonne Meaghan
- Jessica WalterLaura
- Gene HackmanNorman
- James PattersonDr. Lavrier
- Robert ReillyBob Clayfield
- René AuberjonoisHowie (uncredited)
- Jeanne BarrMiss Glassman (uncredited)
- Maurice BrennerMr. Gordon (uncredited)
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Themes
schizophreniamental illnessmental asylum