Tales That Witness Madness – Movie Review
Director: Freddie Francis
Writer: Jennifer Jayne (Screenplay)
Cast
- Jack Hawkins (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
- Donaldo Pleasence (Halloween)
- Georgia Brown (My Mother India)
- Donald Houston (Clash of the Titans)
- Suzy Kendall (Berberian Sound Studio)
Plot: A psychiatrist tells stories of four special cases to a colleague.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Tales That Witness Madness starts when two doctors Tremayne (Pleasence) and Nicholas (Hawkins) explore their cases. The first cast follows a boy who has been raised in a dysfunctional family. He has a connection to a stuffed tiger, which is becoming overly attached which has caused an unlikely outcome.
The second patient Timothy has been given a strange painting, of Uncle Albert. However, there seems to be something strange about the painting causing unease in the shop. It leads to Timothy traveling to somewhere unknown and getting attached to this story.
In the third story, Brian has a troubled past with his wife Bella. He discovers an odd tree and brings it to their living room. It only causes more problems for their marriage as he becomes attached to the tree. The final story follows Auriol whose daughter wants to celebrate a birthday with friends. However, her fears start taking over and the driver doesn’t want to see her travel away.
Verdict on Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness is a series of horror tales told by a doctor about his patients. Each one takes the patient to a time when something horrific happens to them and the doctor’s partner wants to learn more about the research.
This movie takes us down a series of interesting horror movies playing into different fears. With the clearest connection becoming an attachment to an object. They offer something different which brings about different types of horror. While remaining connected to the bigger picture. This has a great cast of names you would know from the 1970s era of cinema and overall, this could be a great addition to any anthology list.
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Final Thoughts – Tales That Witness Madness is a great series of horror shorts.
