Bedlam

Bedlam (1946)

1946-05-10 · 76 min · Rating 6.60/10 (82 votes)

Beauty at the mercy of madmen!

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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18th century class differences corrupt system insane asylum london, england mental health care mental illness quakerism social prejudice

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