The Mansion of Madness
The inmates of an insane asylum take over the institution, imprison the doctors and staff, and then put into play their own ideas of how the place should be run.
Casts & Crew
Claudio Brook
Arthur Hansel
Ellen Sherman
Martin LaSalle
David Silva
Mónica Serna
Max Kerlow
Also Directed by Juan López Moctezuma
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