Titicut Follies

1967 · directed by Frederick Wiseman

Rating

85/100

Hit

yes

Employing methods of direct cinema–observation, limited stylization, and non-intervention–this stark look into the State Prison for the Criminally Insane in Bridgewater, Massachusetts shows its denizens, who were often kept in barren cells and infrequently bathed, forced to strip naked publicly, force feeding, and the indifference and bullying by many of the hospital's staff.

Titicut Follies (1967), directed by Frederick Wiseman, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

More from Frederick Wiseman

1. High School (1969) — 84/100 · hit
2. Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017) — 79/100

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