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Asylum

1972 · 88 min

A chilly, puzzle-box anthology that keeps you unsettled and guessing, with a creeping sense of madness behind every door.

Directed by: Roy Ward Baker
Genres: Horror
Starring: Peter Cushing, Patrick Magee, Herbert Lom

Tagline: You have nothing to lose but your mind.
Overview: A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.

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Directed by: Roy Ward Baker
Genres: Horror
Starring: Peter Cushing, Patrick Magee, Herbert Lom

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
identity
deception
isolation
death
Places: hospital
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Roy Ward Baker
Written by: Robert Bloch
Starring: Peter Cushing, Patrick Magee, Herbert Lom, Britt Ekland, Barry Morse, Charlotte Rampling, Barbara Parkins, Robert Powell
Music: Douglas Gamley
Cinematography: Denys N. Coop
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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