Titicut Follies

October. 03,1967      NR
Rating:
7.7
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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.

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