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Bedlam

1946 · 76 min

A slow, shadowy descent into a cruel asylum, where creeping dread and social outrage linger long after the screen fades.

Directed by: Mark Robson
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House

Tagline: 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.

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Directed by: Mark Robson
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
class
isolation
justice
madness
Places: big city
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Mark Robson
Written by: Mark Robson, Val Lewton
Starring: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House, Richard Fraser, Glen Vernon, Ian Wolfe, Jason Robards Sr., Leyland Hodgson
Music: Roy Webb
Cinematography: Nicholas Musuraca
Runtime: 76 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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