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70% Critic Match
Shock Corridor
“… opens the door to sights you've never seen before!”
7.0 / 10• 1963• 1h 42m•NR• English
DramaThrillerMystery
Storyline
With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.
Cast & Crew
Peter Breck
Johnny Barrett
Lead
Constance Towers
Cathy
Gene Evans
Boden
James Best
Stuart
Hari Rhodes
Trent
Larry Tucker
Pagliacci
Paul Dubov
Dr. Menkin
Chuck Roberson
Wilkes
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Samuel Fuller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shock Corridor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
