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With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Starring Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Hari Rhodes, Larry Tucker, Paul Dubov, Chuck Roberson
From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
| In cinemas | 25 September 1963 |
|---|---|
| Digital release | No date listed |
| Physical release | No date listed |
| Premiere or festival screening | 11 September 1963 · New York City / New Jersey |
| First cinema release anywhere | 25 September 1963 (the United States) |
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| Country | In cinemas |
|---|---|
| Italy | 19 Jun 1964 |
| Mexico | 1 Oct 1964 |
| Norway | 14 Jun 1965 |
| France | 15 Sept 1965 |
| Japan | 28 Sept 1965 |
| Denmark | 11 Apr 1967 |
| Netherlands | 20 May 1970 |
| Finland | 21 Feb 1975 |
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