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Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

  • TV Movie
  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.7K
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Christina Ricci and Judith Light in Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019)
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A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".

  • Director
    • Karen Moncrieff
  • Writer
    • Helen Childress
  • Stars
    • Christina Ricci
    • Judith Light
    • Josh Bowman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Karen Moncrieff
    • Writer
      • Helen Childress
    • Stars
      • Christina Ricci
      • Judith Light
      • Josh Bowman
    • 24User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Christina Ricci
    Christina Ricci
    • Nellie Bly
    Judith Light
    Judith Light
    • Matron Grady
    Josh Bowman
    Josh Bowman
    • Dr. Josiah
    Anja Savcic
    Anja Savcic
    • Lottie
    Mark Hildreth
    Mark Hildreth
    • Bats
    Nikki Duval
    Nikki Duval
    • Nurse Fenton
    Tamara Gorski
    Tamara Gorski
    • Tilly
    Paul Essiembre
    Paul Essiembre
    • Joseph Pulitzer
    Sharon Bajer
    Sharon Bajer
    • Nurse Grupe
    Lauren Cochrane
    Lauren Cochrane
    • Nurse Lila
    Muriel Hogue
    • Damaris
    Johise Namwira
    • Johari
    Joyce Krenz
    Joyce Krenz
    • Delilah
    Harry Nelken
    • Whiskered Doctor
    Chris Sigurdson
    • Merchant
    Brian Richardson
    Brian Richardson
    • Butler
    Kathleen Gallagher
    Kathleen Gallagher
    • Mariah
    Angela Narth
    Angela Narth
    • Sylvia
    • Director
      • Karen Moncrieff
    • Writer
      • Helen Childress
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    • Trivia
      This movie is based on Nellie Bly's book, "Ten Days in A Mad-House," which was published in 1887. The book details her experiences while living undercover at Bellevue Hospital, a women's insane asylum on Blackwell's Island, New York, for ten days. The assignment to fake insanity and study a mental institution from within had been given to her by Joseph Pulitzer. She documented that the living conditions and treatment of the mental patients were dreadful. Bly wrote: "The insane asylum on Blackwell's Island is a human rat-trap. It is easy to get in, but once there, it is impossible to get out."

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    3/10
    Watchable and historically inaccurate
    Made by Lifetime TV, "Television for Women." But, unfortunately, the facts about the courageous Nellie Bly and her fight for patient rights are not a part of tis film. Watchable.
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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Побег из сумасшедшего дома: История Нелли Блай
    • Filming locations
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada(credits)
    • Production companies
      • Bly Films
      • Julijette
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      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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