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Dr. Pinel Unchains the Insane (1955)

1955 · Short film · 24 min

Synopsis

Reduction print of the 35 mm. motion picture made for the CBS television program You are there Reconstructs events of May 24, 1793, at an insane asylum in Paris, as Dr. Philippe Pinel fights for humane treatment of the mentally ill, heretofore chained and treated like dangerous animals Michael Ross, Harry Gordon, Lou Kingman, Gene Roth, William Hoyden

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Running time
24 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Educational Films, Ephemeral Films

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