Tales from the Madhouse

Tales from the Madhouse

120 mins | Drama | April 16, 2000

Set inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious characters reveal their secret stories to the visiting camera. The eight are linked by one unifying and crucial event in their lives: each of them has had an encounter with Jesus of Nazareth in some way — an experience that has left an indelible mark.

Tales from the Madhouse

120 mins | Drama | April 16, 2000

Tales from the Madhouse
Set inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious characters reveal their secret stories to the visiting camera. The eight are linked by one unifying and crucial event in their lives: each of them has had an encounter with Jesus of Nazareth in some way — an experience that has left an indelible mark.
Producers BBC
Original title Tales from the Madhouse
Directors Norman Stone
Writers

Cast

Eileen Atkins

as The Mourner

Helen Baxendale

as The Servant Girl

James Cosmo

as The Centurion

Tony Robinson

as The Best Friend (Judas Iscariot)

Joss Ackland

as Barabbas

Claire Bloom

as Pilate's Wife

Jonathan Pryce

as The Thief

Peter France

as The Rich Man