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The Other Side of Hell

  • TV Movie
  • 1978
  • 2h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Alan Arkin in The Other Side of Hell (1978)
Drama

A disturbed, but highly intelligent man is sent to a criminally insane hospital to serve time and rehabilitate. But when he arrives, he discovers it's in fact a closed world where brutality ... Read allA disturbed, but highly intelligent man is sent to a criminally insane hospital to serve time and rehabilitate. But when he arrives, he discovers it's in fact a closed world where brutality is an everyday occurrence.A disturbed, but highly intelligent man is sent to a criminally insane hospital to serve time and rehabilitate. But when he arrives, he discovers it's in fact a closed world where brutality is an everyday occurrence.

  • Director
    • Ján Kadár
  • Writers
    • Leon Tokatyan
    • Robert Hamner
  • Stars
    • Alan Arkin
    • Roger E. Mosley
    • Tony Karloff
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    353
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ján Kadár
    • Writers
      • Leon Tokatyan
      • Robert Hamner
    • Stars
      • Alan Arkin
      • Roger E. Mosley
      • Tony Karloff
    • 27User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Frank Dole
    Roger E. Mosley
    Roger E. Mosley
    • Jim Baker
    Tony Karloff
    • Carlo
    Al Checco
    Al Checco
    • Pudgy Man
    Rocky Soriano
    • Baby
    Ron Ben Jarrett
    • Benton
    Robert Ferguson
    • Crying Patient
    James Bradley
    • Charlie
    Harry Helm
    • Shaking Man
    James Minahan
    • Kid
    Jock Dove
    • Sam
    George Peckham
    • Piano Player
    Stan Yale
    • Mitchell
    • (as Stanley Yale)
    Jeffrey Bingham
    • Hank
    Alexander Conley III
    • Sal
    Bob Hoy
    Bob Hoy
    • Fighter
    • (as Robert Hoy)
    Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle
    • Tattooed Man
    Morgan Woodward
    Morgan Woodward
    • Johnson
    • Director
      • Ján Kadár
    • Writers
      • Leon Tokatyan
      • Robert Hamner
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    • Trivia
      Based on nonfiction book called "The Shoe Leather Treatment" by Bill Thomas. "The shoe leather treatment : the inspiring story of Bill Thomas's triumphant nine-year fight for survival in a state hospital for the criminally insane as told to S. L. Stebel."

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 17, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Next Howling Wind
    • Filming locations
      • Anaconda, Montana, USA(Courthouse)
    • Production company
      • Aubrey-Lyon Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 29m(149 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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