# The Caretakers

Title: The Caretakers Summary: This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their care-givers in an over-crowded ward of a hospital. Dr. MacLeod (Robert Stack) is a new, optimistic doctor who attempts to ... Directed by: Hall Bartlett Actors: Robert Stack, Polly Bergen, Diane McBain Production Company: Hall Bartlett Productions Release Date: 21 August 1963 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1 This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their care-givers in an over-crowded ward of a hospital. Dr. MacLeod (Robert Stack) is a new, optimistic doctor who attempts to start an out-patient program for the women in the ward. His method of treating mentally ill patients without violence or punishment is met with resistance by the head nurse, Lucretia Terry (Joan Crawford). During Dr. MacLeod's treatment, the phobias and illnesses of the various women in the test group are explored.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1963
- By: Hall Bartlett Productions
- Genres: Drama
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/tct1145221211)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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