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Asylum (I) (1972) 6.5
In order to secure a job at a mental institution a young British psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum. Director:Roy Ward BakerWriter:Robert Bloch |
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| Barbara Parkins | ... |
Bonnie (segment: "Frozen Fear")
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Walter (segment: "Frozen Fear")
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Ruth (segment: "Frozen Fear")
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Smith (segment: "The Weird Tailor")
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Bruno (segment: "The Weird Tailor")
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Ann Firbank | ... |
Anna (segment: "The Weird Tailor")
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John Franklyn-Robbins | ... |
Stebbins (segment: "The Weird Tailor")
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Lucy (segment: "Lucy Comes to Stay")
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| Charlotte Rampling | ... |
Barbara (segment: "Lucy Comes to Stay")
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James Villiers | ... |
George (segment: "Lucy Comes to Stay")
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Megs Jenkins | ... |
Miss Higgins (segment: "Lucy Comes to Stay")
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| Herbert Lom | ... |
Byron (segment: "Mannikins of Horror")
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Patrick Magee | ... |
Dr. Rutherford (segment: "Mannikins of Horror")
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Geoffrey Bayldon | ... |
Max (segment: "Mannikins of Horror")
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Dr. Martin (segment: "Mannikins of Horror")
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A young psychiatrist interviews four inmates in a mental asylum to satisfy a requirement for employment. He hears stories about 1) the revenge of a murdered wife, 2) a tailor who makes a suit with some highly unusual qualities, 3) a woman who questions her sanity when it appears that her brother is conspiring against her, and 4) a man who builds tiny toy robots with lifelike human heads. Written by Wes Clark <wclark@uspto.gov>
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a polite warning: This House is Not a Home! See more »Genres:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 November 1972 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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1.85 : 1
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Byron: These are not ordinary figures. The eyes were made to see. Inside each skull is a perfectly proportioned brain, perfectly capable of functioning.
Dr. Martin: You talk about them as if they were alive.
Byron: Hm. That's the final step.
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(uncredited)
Music by Modest Mussorgsky
Arranged by Douglas Gamley
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In the first story, when the parts of the dismembered corpse are moving around, two right hands appear, one crawling on the floor and the second reaching down for Bonnie's face. See more »Quotes
[Byron shows Dr. Martin the dolls he's been making]Byron: These are not ordinary figures. The eyes were made to see. Inside each skull is a perfectly proportioned brain, perfectly capable of functioning.
Dr. Martin: You talk about them as if they were alive.
Byron: Hm. That's the final step.
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Soundtracks
A Night on Bald Mountain(uncredited)
Music by Modest Mussorgsky
Arranged by Douglas Gamley
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Very good photography, acting, dialog set this horror anthology above most others. There is a clever beginning which then evolves into 4 separate stories of individuals inside an asylum. The 1st story is the most gruesome. The 2nd story is the most intriguing and also has Peter Cushing in it doing a excellent job as usual. The 3rd story is the weakest and the 4 th story ties into the twist ending. With each story only lasting an average of 15 minutes, they keep the viewers interest. This also has a nice soundtrack { something almost totally missing from todays horror crap,remkaes and sequels} . For those of us who like style, originality and solid acting in our horror films, this deserves a look.