

Tales That Witness Madness
1973-10-31 · 90 min · ★ 5.5
Enigmatic asylum owner Dr Tremayne houses four very special cases. Visited by his colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains his amazing and controversial theories as to why each patient went mad, be they a ritualistic 'luau', a time-travelling bicycle, a toy tiger, and a tree stump.
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- Directors
- Freddie Francis
- Production companies
- World Film Services
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jack HawkinsDr. Nicholas
Donald PleasenceProf. R.C. Tremayne
Georgia BrownFay Patterson (segment "Mr. Tiger")
Donald HoustonSam Patterson (segment "Mr. Tiger")
David WoodTutor (segment "Mr. Tiger")
Suzy KendallAnn / Beatrice (segment "Penny Farthing")
Peter McEneryTimothy Patrick (segment "Penny Farthing")
Beth MorrisPolly (segment "Penny Farthing")
Frank ForsythUncle Albert (segment "Penny Farthing")
Joan CollinsBella Thompson (segment "Mel")
Michael JaystonBrian (segment "Mel")
Kim NovakAuriol (segment "Luau")
Michael PetrovitchKimo (segment "Luau")
Mary TammGinny (segment "Luau")
Lesley NunnerleyVera (segment "Luau")
Leon LissekKeoki (segment "Luau")
Zohra SehgalMalia (segment "Luau")Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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