Shock Corridor Overview:

Shock Corridor (1963) was a Drama - Mystery Film directed by Samuel Fuller and produced by Samuel Fuller and Leon Fromkess.

Shock Corridor was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996.

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Shock Corridor (1963)

By Beatrice on Jan 14, 2018 From Flickers in Time

Shock Corridor Directed by Samuel Fuller Written by Samuel Fuller 1963/USA Allied Artists Pictures/Leon Fromkess-Sam Firks Productions/F&F Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Courage and talent mix with an outsider’s view of reality t... Read full article


Shock Corridor (1963)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 25, 2016 From 4 Star Films

“This long corridor is the magic highway to the Pulitzer Prize” – Johnny Barrett Being a jack of all trades, producer, director, screenwriter extraordinaire Sam Fuller also had a stint as a journalist. Therein lies his obvious stake in Shock Corridor, a film that looks frightening ... Read full article


Shock Corridor (1963)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 25, 2016 From 4 Star Films

“This long corridor is the magic highway to the Pulitzer Prize” – Johnny Barrett Being a jack of all trades, producer, director, screenwriter extraordinaire Sam Fuller also had a stint as a journalist. Therein lies his obvious stake in Shock Corridor, a film that looks frightening ... Read full article


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Quotes from

Johnny Barrett: My yen for you goes up and down like a fever chart. I love you, Cathy.


Wilkes: Don't mind Lloyd. He doesn't mean anything by that chip on his shoulder. It's just his way of fighting everybody because he can't cure the patients.


Johnny Barrett: Am I the only loony in this ward?
Wilkes: No, Mr. Barret, your roommates are in the "street." Oh, if you don't mind, we never use words here like "nuts, bugs, screwy, goofy, loony"... We'd like it very much if you didn't use them, either.
Johnny Barrett: [Sarcastically] I'm sorry - - I'm a "greenhorn inmate."
Wilkes: [Calmly] You're a patient, not an inmate.


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Facts about

Early in the film, during the strip club scenes, a photograph of Samuel Fuller (famously with a cigar) can be seen on the wall.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1996.
The hallucination sequences include footage shot on location in Japan for House of Bamboo, and footage shot by Samuel Fuller in Mato Grosso, Brazil for the unfinished film Tigrero (see Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made.)
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Shock Corridor

Released 1963
Inducted 1996
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