Tales That Witness Madness
1973 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Dr Tremayne is an enigmatic Psychiatrist running a Futuristic asylum housing four very special cases. Visited by colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains his amazing and controversial theories as to why each of the four patients went mad... cue four distinct tales each with a different set of characters: 'Mr Tiger' tells of Paul, the troubled young son of prosperous but constantly bickering and unlovely parents, and the boy's 'imaginary' friend, a tiger. 'Penny Farthing' tells of Timothy, an antique store owner propelled backwards in time by a penny-farthing bicycle in his shop, all the while being watched over by the constantly changing photograph of Uncle Albert. 'Mel' tells of Brian, a man who brings home an old dead tree and prominently displays it in his living room as a work of art. His fiery wife Bella soon becomes jealous of the tree, which the husband has lovingly named Mel...
Direction Freddie Francis
Cast Jack Hawkins · Donald Pleasence · Peter McEnery · Joan Collins · Kim Novak · Suzy Kendall · Beth Morris · Michael Jayston
Soundtrack Bernard Ebbinghouse
Screenplay Jennifer Jayne
Cinematography Norman Warwick
Original title Tales That Witness Madness
4.8
106 votes (FilmAffinity)
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