Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
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An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story is a 2019 thriller TV movie about investigative reporter Nellie Bly's dangerous undercover mission to expose abuse at a women's asylum. Based on true events, the film follows Bly as she feigns mental illness to infiltrate the institution and report on the deplorable conditions from the inside.
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Christina RicciNellie Bly
Judith LightMatron Grady
Joshua BowmanDr. Josiah
Anja SavcicLottie
Nikki DuvalNurse Fenton
Lauren CochraneNurse Lila
Johise NamwiraJohari- Kathleen GallagherBlack-haired Crazy Patient
Mark HildrethBats
Paul EssiembreJoseph Pulitzer
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Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story | Premieres January 19th | Lifetime
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When was this movie released?
Escaping the Madhouse premiered on January 6, 2019.
What is the movie about?
The film follows investigative reporter Nellie Bly as she poses as a patient with mental illness to expose mistreatment and poor conditions at a women's asylum. The story picks up after she has been institutionalized and has lost her memory of how she arrived or her true identity.
Is this based on a true story?
Yes, the movie is based on actual historical events from Nellie Bly's life, when she conducted an undercover investigation of asylum conditions in the late 1800s.
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