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Madhouse (1974)

Madhouse poster
Directed by
Jim Clark
Genre
horror film, slasher film, crime film, mystery film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 123 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A horror actor is driven to madness after a series of gruesome murders start happening around him. The killings seem to mirror the violent scenes from his own films.

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What happens

Madhouse is a 1974 horror film directed by Jim Clark for Amicus Productions in association with American International Pictures. The film, which is a British-American co-production, stars Vincent Price, Natasha Pyne, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri, and Linda Hayden. The film was based on the 1969 novel Devilday by Angus Hall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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