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Shock Corridor (1963)
, 1h41Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Striptease
Actors Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Philip Ahn, Hari Rhodes
Journalist Johnny Barrett (Peter Breck) thinks that the quickest way to a Pulitzer Prize is to uncover the facts behind a murder at a mental hospital. He convinces an expert psychiatrist to coach him to appear insane; this involves relating imaginary accounts of incest with his "sister", who is impersonated by his exotic-dancer girlfriend (Constance Towers). Barrett convinces the authorities and is locked up in the institution where the murder took place. While pursuing his investigation, he is disturbed by the behavior of his fellow inmates.
David and Lisa (1962)
, 1h33Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Lukas Haas, Karen Lynn Gorney, Neva Patterson
The film starts as David Clemens (Keir Dullea) is brought to a residential treatment center by his apparently caring mother. He becomes very upset when one of the inmates brushes his hand, as he believes touches can kill him. Cold and distant, he mainly concentrates on his studies, especially that of clocks, which he appears to be obsessed with. We later learn that he has a recurring dream in which he murders people by means of a giant clock.
The Strange Countess (1961)
, 1h34Directed by Jürgen Roland, Ottokar Runze, Josef von Báky
Genres Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum, Lil Dagover, Klaus Kinski, Marianne Hoppe, Rudolf Fernau
D'étranges chasseurs de fortune sont à l'origine du meurtre d'une fille dans cette histoire d'Edgar Wallace.
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
, 2h4Directed by Elia Kazan, Ulu Grosbard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about suicide, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Joanna Roos, Gary Lockwood
1928 Kansas: Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis (Natalie Wood) is a teenage girl who follows her mother's advice to resist her desire for sex with her boyfriend, Bud Stamper (Warren Beatty), the son of one of the most prosperous families in town. In turn, Bud reluctantly follows the advice of his father, Ace (Pat Hingle), who suggests that he find another kind of girl with whom to satisfy his desires.
We Cellar Children (1960)
, 1h26Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Wolfgang Neuss, Karin Baal, Ingrid van Bergen, Jo Herbst, Hilde Sessak, Ralf Wolter
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
, 1h54Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Tennessee Williams, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, LGBT-related films, Lobotomie, LGBT-related film
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Albert Dekker, Mercedes McCambridge, Gary Raymond
New Orleans, 1937: Catherine Holly (Elizabeth Taylor) is a young woman institutionalized for a severe emotional disturbance that occurred when her cousin, Sebastian Venable, died under questionable circumstances while they were on summer holiday in Europe. The late Sebastian's wealthy mother, Violet Venable (Katharine Hepburn), makes every effort to deny and suppress the potentially sordid truth about her son and his demise. Toward that end, she attempts to bribe the state hospital's administrator, Dr. Lawrence J. Hockstader (Albert Dekker), by offering to finance a new wing for the underfunded facility if he will coerce his brilliant young surgeon, Dr. John Cukrowicz (Montgomery Clift), into lobotomizing her niece, thereby removing any chance that the events surrounding her son's death might be revealed by Catherine's "obscene babbling.
Deep Jele Jaai (1959)
, 2h12Directed by Asit Sen
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Anil Chatterjee, Suchitra Sen, Basanta Chowdhury, Pahari Sanyal, Tulsi Chakraborty, Chandrabati Devi
This is a story of a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, played by Suchitra Sen. Sen's character is a part of a team exploring new therapy for patients who have suffered emotional trauma. The approach taken by the team is to offer these individuals an emotional resort, which is where Sen's character plays her part. Her role is to act as a friend and a lover for the patient, but at the same time, refrain from any emotional involvement on her own part as her role is purely that of a nurse who is helping the patient recover. She has to repeatedly break the emotional attachments that she experiences because as a nurse, she is a part of therapy.
Head Against the Wall (1959)
, 1h32Directed by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Charles Aznavour, Anouk Aimée, Jean Galland, Jean Ozenne
François is committed to a mental hospital by his father Maître Gérane, a wealthy man who does not tolerate objection. The institution is owned by Dr. Varmont whose traditional treatment methods conflict with the beliefs of Dr. Emery, supporter of a more sensitive approach. François becomes friends with an epileptic, Heurtevent and together they try to escape, but they fail and the sweet Heurtevent commits suicide. Afterwards François manages to flee and hides at the home of his friend, Stéphanie.
The Spies (1957)
, 2h17Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Curd Jürgens, Véra Clouzot, Gérard Séty, Sam Jaffe, O. E. Hasse, Peter Ustinov
The plot concerns a doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital, who is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secretive characters, all apparently international secret agents trying to find out who and what the patient is.
The Unearthly (1957)
, 1h13Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Zombie films, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors John Carradine, Allison Hayes, Marilyn Buferd, Myron Daniel Healey, Tor Johnson, Harry Fleer
Le professeur Charles Conway est un savant fou qui espère découvrir le secret de la jeunesse éternelle en faisant des expériences sur des glandes situées dans le cerveau. Il utilise comme cobayes des personnes dépressives, sans familles et sans attaches, qui pensent être soignées pour leur dépression. Toutefois, les expériences du Pr. Conway tournent mal et ses cobayes deviennent des sortes de zombies…
The Cobweb (1955)
, 2h14Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Mabel Albertson, Charles Boyer, Gloria Grahame, Lillian Gish
Dr. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) is now in charge of a psychiatric facility, one run for many years by medical director Dr. Douglas Devanal (Charles Boyer).
The Shrike (1955)
, 1h28Directed by José Ferrer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors José Ferrer, June Allyson, Edward Platt, Joy Page, Mary Hayley Bell, Leigh Whipper
Successful stage director Jim Downs (Ferrer) is driven to a mental breakdown by his domineering wife Ann (June Allyson). Institutionalized, he confides in Dr. Bellman (Kendall Clark) and Dr. Barrow (Isabel Bonner), and he finds a kindred spirit in Charlotte Moore (Joy Page).
Witness to Murder (1954)
, 1h23Directed by Roy Rowland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill, Jesse White, Harry Shannon, Claire Carleton
Cheryl Draper (Barbara Stanwyck), while looking out her bedroom window, witnesses a young woman being strangled to death. The woman reports the killing to the police, but when the man named Albert Richter (George Sanders) notices detectives arriving downstairs, he moves the body. When the police show up to his door, Richter acts nonchalant, and when no body is found, the police are convinced that the woman saw something in her dreams.
Harvey (1950)
, 1h44Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Charles Drake, Peggy Dow, Cecil Kellaway, Fess Parker
Elwood P. Dowd (Stewart) is a middle-aged, amiable (and somewhat eccentric) individual whose best friend is an invisible 6' 3.5" tall rabbit named Harvey. As described by Dowd, Harvey is a pooka, a benign but mischievous creature from Celtic mythology who is especially fond of social outcasts (like Elwood). Elwood has driven his sister and niece (who live with him and crave normality and a place in society) to distraction by introducing everyone he meets to his friend, Harvey. His family seems to be unsure whether Dowd's obsession with Harvey is a product of his (admitted) propensity to drink or perhaps mental illness.
The Snake Pit (1948)
, 1h48Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Children's films
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Leif Erickson
Virginia Cunningham (Olivia de Havilland) is an apparently schizophrenic inmate at a mental institution called the Juniper Hill State Hospital. She hears voices and seems so out of touch with reality that she doesn’t recognize her husband Robert (Mark Stevens).