Asylum poster

Asylum

You have nothing to lose but your mind.

6.1(211)19721h 28m4

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.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
English
  • asylum
  • insane asylum
  • anthology
  • psychiatrist
  • mental asylum
  • madhouse
  • funny farm
  • loony bin

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom

Where to watch

All options

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Gallery

Still from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from AsylumStill from Asylum

Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG17 Nov 1972
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1612 Sept 1980

Frequently asked questions

Asylum was released on 17 November 1972.

Audience reviews

3
  • V

    veridical

    12/30/2015

    5.5/10

    One of the better anthology films from England's other house of horror, Amicus. The framing story that leads into the final story with Herbert Lom and a really creepy (if a bit slow) robot doll is crazy and the basic idea I think holds up for a series. The other stories are a mixed bag. The first one is quite grisly, but it's unclear how the narrator knows all the details she tells. The second scores points for featu…

  • J

    John Chard

    10/2/2018

    7/10

    Creaky, funny and rather unsettling. The house of Amicus productions brings to us a horror anthology directed by Roy Ward Baker and written by "Psycho" scribe Robert Bloch. The four stories center around Robert Powell's job seeking Dr. Martin. Whom upon arriving at the classy, yet foreboding looking Asylum (New Lodge, Winkfield, Berkshire, England), is required to interview the four patients up on the top floor so…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    5/28/2023

    6/10

    Robert Powell (never the strongest character actor) is a young psychiatrist tricked into interviewing four patients in an asylum in order to get a job. Each have a fairly fantastic tale to recount that might explain their current predicament - or, maybe - just maybe, their recollections are true!? My favourite of the four stories features Peter Cushing as a tailor tasked with making a suit from a particularly pliable…

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this