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Cell 16

1971 14 min
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This short documentary portrays the complex effects of incarceration on individuals. Prisons, the film shows, lock men within themselves, depriving their minds of normal life experiences, confiscating their humanity.

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This short documentary portrays the complex effects of incarceration on individuals. Prisons, the film shows, lock men within themselves, depriving their minds of normal life experiences, confiscating their humanity.

Psychology and Psychiatry Law and Crime All subjects
  • director
    Martin Duckworth
  • photography
    Martin Duckworth
  • editing
    Martin Duckworth
  • producer
    Colin Low
  • script
    Peter Madden
  • sound editing
    Ken Page
  • re-recording
    Ron Alexander
  • voice
    Jim Morrison
  • music
    Eugène Grandmond
  • cast
    Peter Madden

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