Directed by:
Roy Ward BakerCinematography:
Denys N. CoopComposer:
Douglas GamleyCast:
Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee, Barry Morse, Barbara Parkins, Robert Powell, Charlotte Rampling, Sylvia Syms, Richard Todd (more)Plots(1)
When Dr. Martin (Robert Powell) arrives at the Dunsmoor Asylum for the incurably insane, he expects to be interviewed by asylum director Dr. Starr. Instead he is met by Dr. Rutherford (Patrick Magee), who explains that Dr. Starr had suffered a mental breakdown and now is one of the patients. Dr. Rutherford decides that if Martin can deduce which one is really Dr. Starr, then he will be given the position. Is it Bonnie (Barbara Parkins), whose affair with a married man turns murderous? Is it Bruno (Barry Morse), a hardluck tailor visited by a mysterious stranger (Peter Cushing) with a blueprint and very special fabric for an unusual suit? Is it Barbara (Charlotte Rampling), accused of murdering her brother and her nurse but insisting that her friend Lucy (Britt Ekland) was responsible; Or is it Dr. Byron (Herbert Lom) who claims the ability to transfer collecting. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Peter Cushing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/145/163145288_a8babb.jpg)
Peter Cushing
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Hamlet (1948)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![Britt Ekland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271819_d4ae2d.jpg)
Britt Ekland
Sweden
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Slavers (1978)
![Herbert Lom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271168_68454e.jpg)
Herbert Lom
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Spartacus (1960)
![Patrick Magee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/824/160824455_e89989.jpg)
Patrick Magee
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cromwell (1970)
![Barry Morse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/279/158279862_9c77ce.jpg)
Barry Morse
UK
Best movies:
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Power Play (1978)
![Barbara Parkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455743_b12bf6.jpg)
Barbara Parkins
Canada
Best movies:
Katy Caterpillar (1984)
The Manions of America (1981) (series)
Bear Island (1979)
![Robert Powell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/987/164987306_203be2.jpg)
Robert Powell
UK
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Shaka Zulu (1986) (series)
Tommy (1975)
![Charlotte Rampling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/029/162029687_095b16.png)
Charlotte Rampling
UK
Best movies:
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Dune: Part One (2021)
The Damned (1969)
![Sylvia Syms](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/565/161565303_47c073.jpg)
Sylvia Syms
UK
Best movies:
Shirley Valentine (1989)
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
![Richard Todd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273149_e82b21.jpg)
Richard Todd
Ireland
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Longest Day (1962)
Never Let Go (1960)
![Geoffrey Bayldon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098601_cef62b.jpg)
Geoffrey Bayldon
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
![Megs Jenkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/739/159739551_b44ab9.jpg)
Megs Jenkins
UK
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
Trouble in Store (1953)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
![James Villiers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/165/160165037_e3e6fb.jpg)
James Villiers
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
The Public Eye (1972)
![Sylvia Marriott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806061_385e8d.jpg)
Sylvia Marriott
UK
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Two English Girls (1971)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
![Ann Firbank](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/435/161435870_124ddc.jpg)
Ann Firbank
India
Best movies:
The Crucible (2014)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Frank Forsyth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/475/161475645_87656f.jpg)
Frank Forsyth
UK
Best movies:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Love Among the Ruins (1975) (TV movie)
The Psychopath (1966)
John Franklyn Robbins
Best movies:
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
Lolita (1997)
Overlord (1975)