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Titicut Follies(Movie, 1967)

1h 24min | Genre: Documentary
Titicut FolliesRating: 3.6/5 (with 4646 votes)
Titicut Follies is a 1967 American direct cinema documentary film produced, written, and directed by Frederick Wiseman and filmed by John Marshall. It deals with the patient-inmates of Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, a Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The title is taken from that of a talent show put on by the hospital staff. Titicut is the Wampanoag name for the nearby Taunton River. The film won accolades in Germany and Italy. Wiseman went on to produce many more such films examining social institutions (e.g. hospitals, police, schools, etc.) in the United States. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". ()
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About Titicut Follies

The film is a stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions that existed at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts. TITICUT FOLLIES documents the various ways the inmates are treated by the guards, social workers and psychiatrists.

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Frederick Wiseman: TITICUT FOLLIES(Trailer, 0:56)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Bridgewater
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/03/1967
Screenwriter: Frederick Wiseman
Director of Photography: John Marshall
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:118895, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024