Asylum
1972 · Movie · PG · 88 min · ★ 6.0 · 66% critics
A young psychiatrist arrives at an isolated mental asylum for a job interview, only to be given an unusual test: interview four patients and hear their disturbing stories. As the tales grow stranger and the atmosphere turns uneasy, he must work out which patient is actually the missing doctor he’s meant to replace.
Also known as House of Crazies · The Asylum
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Details
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-11-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (193 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic British horror anthology with a strong central mystery and a mix of creepy and campy tales, similar to Tales from the Crypt; Not for you if you need nonstop scares or consistently fast pacing.
Pros: clever framing mystery; creepy anthology atmosphere; memorable oddball segments | Cons: uneven story quality; slow, talky stretches; some silly effects
Themes
- asylum
- insane asylum
- anthology
- psychiatrist
- mental asylum
- madhouse
- funny farm
- loony bin
Cast & crew
Peter Cushing
as Smith
Patrick Magee
as Dr. Lionel Rutherford
Herbert Lom
as Byron
Britt Ekland
as Lucy
Barry Morse
as Bruno
Charlotte Rampling
as Barbara
Barbara Parkins
as Bonnie
Robert Powell
as Dr. Martin
Sylvia Syms
as Ruth
Richard Todd
as Walter
Directed by Roy Ward Baker