# Shock Corridor (1963)

> An ambitious reporter infiltrates a psychiatric asylum to solve a murder, only to find his pursuit of truth entangled with madness and national disquiet.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15111

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Samuel Fuller
- Cast: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Hari Rhodes, Larry Tucker, Paul Dubov, Chuck Roberson
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057495/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: paranoid, hallucinatory, abrasive, classic noir night, cinephile movie night

## Synopsis

A journalist's quest for truth leads him into the depths of madness.

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