With its usual twist, it's surprising that The Cobweb hasn't become a cult classic. This '50's studio picture combines the ever popular Hollywood topic of mental illness with interior decorating.
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03/11/08
The Cobweb (1955)
80 %
Reviews Counted: 5 Fresh: 4 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Synopsis: At a psychiatric care hospital, the wife of the head doctor decides the site's library is in need of new drapes. This small change sparks a conflict among the staff members. As the personalities of the characters unfurl, a network of covert romantic liaisons and tensions is revealed. The... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Gloria Grahame, Charles Boyer, Lillian Gish
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenwriter: John Paxton, William Gibson
Producer: John Houseman
Composer: Leonard Rosenman
Screenwriter: John Paxton, William Gibson
Producer: John Houseman
Composer: Leonard Rosenman
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A quintessential Minnelli melodrama, this personal film is set in an asylum in which the conflict concerns the kinds of drapes to be used. It offers an inside look at a rigid institution, in which the caretakers are just as needy as their patients
04/26/07
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06/24/06
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05/24/03
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The highlight of the film was Oscar Levant singing "Mother" while being sedated.
01/13/03
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12/03/01
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