Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019)


  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release Date: 2019-01-06
  • User Rating: 7.496/10 from 121 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Lifetime
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Karen Moncrieff
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Summary

An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.

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  • Christina Ricci

    as Nellie Bly
  • Judith Light

    as Matron Grady
  • Joshua Bowman

    as Dr. Josiah
  • Anja Savcic

    as Lottie
  • Nikki Duval

    as Nurse Fenton
  • Lauren Cochrane

    as Nurse Lila
  • Johise Namwira

    as Johari
  • Kathleen Gallagher

    as Black-haired Crazy Patient
  • Mark Hildreth

    as Bats
  • Paul Essiembre

    as Joseph Pulitzer
Directing Karen Moncrieff Director
Writing Helen Childress Writer
Sound Mario Grigorov Original Music Composer
Camera Luc Montpellier Director of Photography
Editing John Gurdebeke Editor
Art Taavo Soodor Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Joanna Syrokomla Costume Design
Crew Johnny Stanley Additional Music
Crew Rick Skene Stunt Coordinator

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