Asylum (1972)

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You have nothing to lose but your mind.

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.

• Released: 1972-11-17
• Genres: Horror
• Runtime: 1h 28m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 203 votes

Directed by Roy Ward Baker.

Top cast

• Peter Cushing as Smith
• Patrick Magee as Dr. Lionel Rutherford
• Herbert Lom as Byron
• Britt Ekland as Lucy
• Barry Morse as Bruno
• Charlotte Rampling as Barbara
• Barbara Parkins as Bonnie
• Robert Powell as Dr. Martin
• Sylvia Syms as Ruth
• Richard Todd as Walter

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Asylum

• United States: stream on Philo, Midnight Pulp, Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Fawesome, Bloodstream, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Cineverse, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream
• Canada: stream on Midnight Pulp, Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream, Tubi TV, Plex, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream, Tubi TV

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