A psychiatrist’s job interview descends into a night of macabre tales within a haunted asylum.
ASYLUM
You have nothing to lose but your mind.
In order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.
Quick Answer
Asylum is a 1972 United Kingdom horror, mystery, and thriller film directed by Roy Ward Baker about a young psychiatrist who must interview four patients at a mental asylum to determine which one is the doctor he would be replacing.
Programmer's Pick
Roy Ward Baker’s Asylum turns the job interview from hell into a parade of the bizarre and the supernatural, complete with killer mannequins and occult mania. If you like your horror with a dash of British restraint and a suitcase full of severed heads, this is your ticket.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Why This Matters
This British anthology horror film brings together director Roy Ward Baker, known for his work in the genre, and Robert Bloch, who adapts four of his own stories after previously writing the novel Psycho, which inspired Hitchcock's iconic film.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
The film unfolds through four distinct patient stories, each offering its own unique slice of horror.
Expect occult rituals, reanimation, and mannequins that don’t stay put—otherworldly threats abound.
Featuring genre stalwarts like Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, and Herbert Lom, the cast brings gravitas to the madness.
The central mystery challenges both protagonist and audience to distinguish doctor from patient among the unhinged.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Job interview at the asylum
Patients' supernatural and homicidal stories
Psychological terror and blurred lines between sanity and madness
Locked British psychiatric hospital
Questions from the Vault
When was Asylum released? +
Asylum was released in 1972.
Who directed Asylum? +
Asylum was directed by Roy Ward Baker.
How long is Asylum? +
Asylum has a runtime of 88 minutes.
What genre is Asylum? +
Asylum is a horror, mystery, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Asylum? +
You can watch Asylum on SassyFlix.
How does the psychiatrist’s test to identify the real doctor work? +
He must interview four patients, each with a macabre story, and deduce which is actually the doctor he would be replacing.
