The Caretakers
1963 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their care-givers in an over-crowded ward of a hospital. Dr. MacLeod (Robert Stack) is a new, optimistic doctor who attempts to start an out-patient program for the women in the ward. His method of treating mentally ill patients without violence or punishment is met with resistance by the head nurse, Lucretia Terry (Joan Crawford). During Dr. MacLeod's treatment, the phobias and illnesses of the various women in the test group are explored.
Direction Hall Bartlett
Cast Robert Stack · Polly Bergen · Diane McBain · Joan Crawford · Janis Paige · Van Williams · Constance Ford · Sharon Hugueny · Herbert Marshall · Barbara Barrie · Ellen Corby · Ana María Lynch · Robert Vaughn · Susan Oliver · Virginia Munshin
Soundtrack Elmer Bernstein
Screenplay Henry F. Greenberg · Hall Bartlett · Jerry Paris · Dariel Telfer
Cinematography Lucien Ballard
Original title The Caretakers
4.8
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