Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness ★★½ 1973 (R)
An asylum is the setting for four tales of horror, as a doctor tells a visitor how four patients ended up in his clinic. Stories are “Mr. Tiger,” “Penny Farthing,” “Mel” and “Luau.” At the time this was Novak's first film appearance in four years. 90m/C VHS, DVD . GB Jack Hawkins, Donald Pleasence, Suzy Kendall, Joan Collins, Kim Novak, Mary Tamm, Georgia Brown, Donald Houston, David Wood, Peter McEnery; D: Freddie Francis.
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DIED: 1962, Rungsted, Denmark
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