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Directed by: Frederick Wiseman
Runtime: 1h 24min
Certificate: 15
Year: 1967
Last Screened:
Sun 2nd Nov 2025
Frederick Wiseman’s landmark debut film takes us inside a Massachusetts institution for the criminally insane, unflinchingly documenting the treatment and mistreatment of inmates.
Often blurring the distinction between doctors and patients, and at times harrowing to watch, the film was prohibited from general distribution in the USA for almost 25 years.
Playing as part of our Frederick Wiseman season. See the full lineup here.
