Shock Corridor (1963) - The Criterion Collection

Synopsis

Seeking a Pulitzer Prize, a reporter has himself committed to a mental hospital to investigate a murder. As he closes in on the killer, madness closes in on him. Writer, director, and producer Samuel Fuller masterfully charts the uneasy terrain between sanity and dementia. Criterion is proud to present Shock Corridor in a gorgeous, black and white widescreen transfer with its rarely seen color sequences.

Cast

Johnny Barrett	Peter Breck
Cathy	Constance Towers
Boden	Gene Evans
Stuart	James Best
Trent	Hari Rhodes
Pagliacci	Larry Tucker
Dr. Menkin	Paul Dubov
Wilkes	Chuck Roberson
Psycho	Neyle Morrow
Dr. Cristo	John Matthews
Swanee	William Zuckert
Lloyd	John Craig
Dr. Fong	Philip Ahn
Police lieutenant	Frank Gerstle

Credits

Director	Samuel Fuller
Written, produced, and directed by	Samuel Fuller
Color sequences photographed by	Samuel Fuller
Editing	Jerome Thoms
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez
Music	Paul Dunlap
Choreography	Jon Gregory
Costume design	Einar H. Bourman
Art director	Eugene Lourie

Disc Features

Theatrical trailer

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