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Asylum (Original title)
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 18 November 1972 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Directed by: Roy Ward Baker

Synopsis: A young doctor applies for a job at an asylum and is challenged to guess which of several inmates is the former head of the institution, who has now gone criminally insane, Doctor B. Starr. The doctor hears the strange stories of how these inmates came to be locked away, before deciding who he thinks is Doctor Starr.

Genres:
Horror, Anthology

Subjects:
Doctors, Mental hospitals
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590592
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status