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66% Critic Match
Bedlam
“Beauty at the mercy of madmen!”
6.6 / 10• 1946• 1h 16m•NR• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Boris Karloff
George Sims
Lead
Anna Lee
Nell Bowen
Billy House
Lord Mortimer
Richard Fraser
The Stonemason
Glen Vernon
The Gilded Boy
Ian Wolfe
Sidney Long
Jason Robards Sr.
Oliver Todd
Leyland Hodgson
'That Devil' Wilkes
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Robson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bedlam is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
