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Over-Dependency

1949 32 min
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The case history of a man whose life is crippled by behaviour patterns carried over from a too-dependent childhood. Through therapy he comes to understand the causes of his illness and fear.

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The case history of a man whose life is crippled by behaviour patterns carried over from a too-dependent childhood. Through therapy he comes to understand the causes of his illness and fear.

Psychology and Psychiatry All subjects
  • director
    Robert Anderson
  • producer
    Robert Anderson
  • script
    Robert Anderson
    Bruce Ruddick
    Miguel Prados
  • camera
    Jean-Marie Couture
  • sound
    Robert Champagne
  • editing
    Victor Jobin
  • animation
    Norman McLaren
  • narrator
    John Drainie
  • music
    Robert Fleming

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