Titicut Follies
“Don't turn your back on this film... if you value your mind or your life.”
Frederick WisemanCast
Documentary; inmates and staff of Bridgewater State Hospital
Credits
Written by: Frederick Wiseman
Cinematography: John Marshall
Editing: Frederick Wiseman
Produced by: Frederick Wiseman
Plot
A documentary about a Massachusetts institution for the criminally insane.
Sinekatalog’s take
Frederick Wiseman's debut documentary exposes brutal conditions at a Massachusetts hospital for the criminally insane. Raw and shocking, it was banned for decades and remains a landmark of direct cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (5,885 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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