Macleod robert stack is a new, optimistic doctor who attempts to start an outpatient. Now the screen tells what makes a woman and what breaks her. The caretakers 1963 full movie robert stack, polly bergen. The caretakers the 1963 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. A black and white film that im not sure who the audience was in 1963. Clair as patients and van williams a doctor and susan oliver a nurse. Joan crawford plays the hardbitten head nurse we first see her taking a karate lesson. This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their caregivers in an overcrowded ward of a. The movie also comes complete with the obligatory shock treatment and rapebymaleorderlies scenes, which are thrown in completely gratuitously and immediately forgotten as far as the plot goes. Pinters screenplay is an almost direct transfer of his stage play carrying the same name. This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their caregivers in an over. The real bad parts of this movie are lousy direction and a horrible script.
Financial analysis of the caretakers 1963 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Robert stack, polly bergen, diane mcbain, joan crawford. With robert stack, polly bergen, diane mcbain, joan crawford. The caretakers 1963 08211963 us drama 1h 37m user score.
This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their caregivers. With alan bates, donald pleasence, robert shaw, harold pinter. The caretaker by harold pinter starring alan bates, donald pleasence and robert. May 09, 2017 the caretakers is an interesting film. Actress diane mcbain with costar in the caretakers movie photo measures 9. Medical drama about mentallyill patients and their professional caregivers, as well as the new grouptherapy sessions aiming to replace the traditional physical restraint and electroshock treatments. Macleod robert stack is a new, optimistic doctor who attempts to start an outpatient program for the women in the ward. After a few minutes exposure to the inmates, half the audience has sided with crawford. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. Macleod robert stack is a new, optimistic doctor who attempts to start an. The play the caretaker is a psychological chamber drama studying the dynamics of. A psychiatric hospital for women where the head nurse played by joan crawford regularly trains her staff in the art of judo, just in case a patient gets uppity. It was most definitely not a feel good movie and given that it was released in 1963, it.
While renovating his house in london, aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but astons brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum. Donovan macleod robert stack believes in a more humanistic approach in treating mental illness including group therapy and more patient. The film strives to avoid subtlety, but its fans wouldnt have it any other way. The caretaker is a claustrophobic tale of two brothers the mentally ill, but wellmeaning aston robert shaw and the slightly psychotic mick alan bates and their relationship with davies donald pleasence, a tramp whom aston saves from a fight and. The caretakers released in the uk as borderlines is a 1963 american drama film starring robert stack, polly bergen, diane mcbain, joan crawford and janis paige in a story about a mental hospital the screenplay was adapted by henry f. Com 2,779 on 22 aug 2012 the only good thing in this campy joan crawford mental hospital flick is the oscarnominated cinematography by lucien ballard. From the opening credits, terrific freakout by polly bergen soon to be introduced as lorna melford, at a showing of west side story, opening producerdirector hall bartletts the caretakers, 1963. Bartlett directed the film at the height of a bizarre renaissance of mental illness pictures that were ensnaring the movie industry in the 1960s. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1963 movies 1963. Best cinematography, black and white lucien ballard. The guest is a filmed adaptation of the harold pinter play of the same name. From the opening credits, terrific freakout by polly bergen soon to be introduced as lorna melford, at a showing of west side story, opening producerdirector hall bartletts the caretakers, 1963 view the tcmdb entry for the caretakers 1963.
Virtually every scene in the caretakers is a gem of glorious excess, including the obligatory shocktreatment vignette. Directed by hall bartlett, this mostlyforgotten mental illness melodrama has an allstar cast for its time, but the name that is most frequently associated with it today, and which probably protects it from total obscurity, is that of movie legend joan crawford. Robert stack, polly bergen, joan crawford, janis paige, diane mcbain, van williams, sharon hugueny, herbert marshall. Sep 04, 2017 an aging caretaker for a powerful vampire must help hunt down a rogue halfbreed vampire at the same time that he trains his two new apprentices. The remarkable performances are by donald pleasence, robert shaw and alan bates. It was most definitely not a feel good movie and given that it was released in 1963, it was probably considered ahead of its time. Gallery of 5 movie poster and cover images for the caretakers 1963. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, emotional and touching films with plots about life is a bitch, misfit, society, power relations, hopes, hospital and youth mostly in drama genres. While renovating his home in london, aston, out of pity, allows an old homeless. It was entered into the th berlin international film festival where it won the silver bear extraordinary jury prize.
Greenberg from a story by hall bartlett and jerry paris based on the 1959 novel the caretakers by dariel telfer. The caretaker also known as the guest is a 1963 british drama film directed by clive donner and based on the harold pinter play of the same name. The caretakers is a 1963 american drama film starring robert stack, polly bergen, diane mcbain, joan crawford and janis paige in a story about a mental. The caretakers is a film directed by hall bartlett with robert stack, polly bergen, diane mcbain, joan crawford, year. The caretakers 1963 full movie robert stack, polly bergen, diane mcbain. We can pretty much guess what were in for from the films opening credits, which roll over hideous paintings of tormented. Robert stack, joan crawford, susan oliver, herbert marshall, constance ford, van williams and diane mcbain are the caretakers, a 1963 film also starring polly bergen, janis paige, barbara barrie, ellen corby and sharon hugueny who are the cared for. This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their caregivers in an overcrowded ward of a hospital. A bad movie with a fervent fan following, the caretakers is set in a bleak mental institution. You can watch the caretakers online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The caretaker dvd 1963 shop the best classic films movie. An aging caretaker for a powerful vampire must help hunt down a rogue halfbreed vampire at the same time that he trains his two new apprentices.
The film is unrealistic and sensationalistic in exploiting the horrors of mental illness. Review of the caretakers 1963 by emanuel levy 3,184 for emanuellevy. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the caretakers with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The caretakers 1963 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Aston robert shaw, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a topfloor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor london district. The caretakers 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robert stack, joan crawford, susan oliver, herbert marshall, constance ford, van williams and diane mcbain are the caretakers, a 1963 film also starring. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Macleod robert stack, an idealistic psychiatrist, has developed a new type of therapy for severely disturbed individuals at a mental institution. Joan crawfords scenes in the caretakers 1963 the concluding chapter of crawford. Donald pleasence plays a laconic tramp, who is invited to stay in the home of robert shaw, on the implied promise that. Two doctors working at a psychiatric hospital come at odds with each other over how to treat their patients.
942 457 822 1250 347 1147 378 129 489 1132 669 353 1265 574 510 1067 1402 144 156 789 1352 1474 205 336 1075 914 505 434 1316 713 72 302 271 1171