Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
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Karen Moncrieff
Judith Light
Mark Hildreth
Anja Savcic
Christina Ricci
Tamara Gorski
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Investigative reporter Nellie Bly is 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. It follows 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. Nellie's unwillingness to submit to authority results in unspeakable torture at the hands of the head nurse, Matron Grady. Dr. Josiah tries to help Nellie, but the attention prompts Grady's barbaric tactics to intensify, leading Nellie to question if she actually does belong in the asylum after all.
Director
Karen Moncrieff
Cast
Judith Light
Mark Hildreth
Anja Savcic
Christina Ricci
Tamara Gorski
Paul Essiembre
Joshua Bowman
Nikki Duval
Crew
Jonathan Baruch
Stephanie Bleakley
Stephanie Bleakley
Howard Braunstein
John Buchan
Charles Burgos
Helen Childress
Helen Childress
Mario Grigorov
John Gurdebeke
Juliette Hagopian
Justin Kelly
Jason Knight
Alexis Labra
Brenda Magalas
Luc Montpellier
Luc Montpellier
Mike Mulhall
Edgar Ozolins
Christina Ricci
Pina Robinson
Blair Roth
David Sigal
Taavo Soodor
Joanna Syrokomla
Michael Tive
Peter Werner
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Aired in United States January 19, 2019
Based on a true story.
