Titicut Follies is a 1967 documentary film about the treatment of patients at Bridgewater State Hospital in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It was directed by Frederick Wiseman. The title seems to be taken from a talent show put on by the hospital's inmates. It is widely considered to be a masterpiece of the cinéma vérité form in documentary film.

The film's release was banned (outside of the field of education) in the United States from 1967-1992 by a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that, since it was filmed in a hospital, it violated the patients' rights to privacy. In 1992, it was allowed to be shown on PBS. The film is now legally available through the distributor (Zipporah Films, Inc.), for purchase or rental on VHS or 16mm film, but illegal copies are frequently downloaded on peer-to-peer sites.

External links

• Frederick Wiseman's TITICUT FOLLIES (1967)
• Zipporah Films, Inc.

1967 films | Banned documentaries | Documentary films | Titicut Follies