Asylum (1972)
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Four short stories by master of macabre Robert Bloch are related by the inmates of a mental institution. In the first story, Richard Todd murders his wife and cuts her body into little pieces -- but that doesn't stop her from seeking revenge. In the second, Peter Cushing orders crooked tailor Barry Morse to weave a coat from a magic fabric in order to bring Cushing's son back from the dead (this one was previously dramatized on the TV series Thriller). The third story stars Charlotte Rampling as a schizophrenic whose "doppelganger" is manifested in the person of Britt Ekland. The final tale involves demented toymaker Herbert Lom and his army of killer robots. Robert Bloch himself adapted his original source material for the screen. Asylum was also known as House of Crazies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Peter Cushing - Smith
- Herbert Lom - Dr. Byron
- Robert Powell - Dr. Martin
- Geoffrey Bayldon - Max Reynolds
- Richard Todd - Walter
- Ann Firbank - Anna
- Sylvia Syms - Ruth
- Megs Jenkins - Miss Higgins
- Britt Ekland - Lucy
- Patrick Magee - Dr. Rutherford
- Barbara Parkins - Bonnie
- Barry Morse - Bruno
- James Villiers - George
- John Franklyn-Robbins - Stebbins
- Charlotte Rampling - Barbara
- Director(s):
- Roy Ward Baker
- Writer(s):
- Robert Bloch
- Producer(s):
- Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky
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