Asylum

– A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
Asylum (1972)

A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.

Asylum (1972) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Nov 1972

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Roy Ward Baker

Writer:

Robert Bloch

Main Actors:

Barbara Parkins, Richard Todd, Sylvia Syms, Peter Cushing

Plot:

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.

Awards:

2 wins.

Gross profit:

$295,287

Production:

Paramount Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%