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Quick Info

Rating

6.5/10

Release1946

Runtime1h 16m

StatusReleased

Budget$350,000

RevenueN/A

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Movie

Bedlam

1946

1h 16m

6.5

Drama

Thriller

Synopsis

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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