Shock Corridor
By August 25, 1998
Here is an honest, visionary, pulp film, stripped of all romanticism, with characterizations and themes more real and relevant today than ever. To watch Shock Corridor now is to Read more »
- United States
- 1963
- 101 minutes
- Color, Black and White
- 1.85:1
- English
- Spine #19
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 & CreditsOpen
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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