A stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions that existed at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and documents the various ways the inmates are treated by the guards, social workers, and psychiatrists.
Direction
Wiseman's invisible hand makes you complicit just by watching.
Editing
Musical number cuts to restraint scenes: devastating juxtaposition.
Production
Shot on 16mm with no narration because none was needed.
Director
Frederick Wiseman
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