Bedlam
Beauty at the mercy of madmen!
Beauty at the mercy of madmen!
Drama, Thriller
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1946
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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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Runtime:
76 min
Release date:
10 May 1946
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$350,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Nicholas Musaraca's excellent cinematography contributes a number of fine effects, and there's a strange and witty aside on the invention of movies.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
14 Nov 2007
fresh:
While the film has a tendency to wander into unadulterated Hollywoodisms in spots, it is a generally straight-forward and imaginative estimate of a two-century-old sociological theme.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
Robson's notably unpoetic direction doesn't help, either; yet few Hollywood films ever had such ambition.
– ,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006