Dr. Pinel unchains the insane
- Date
1956
- Main contributors
Bernard Girard; James Fonda; Shirley Gordon; Michael Ross; Henry Corden; Lou Krugman; Gene Roth; William Hayden; Ernest Sarracino; Peter Brocco; Lewis Charles; Todd Hunter; Grant Holcomb; Walter Cronkite; Walter Blake; Sidney Van Keuren; Ed Fitzgerald; Budd Small; William Ferrari; Richard Dixon; Rudy Butler; Frank Webster; Joel Moss; Robert B. Harris; Jack P. Pierce; Carmen Dirigo; CBS Television; The National Association for Mental Health, Inc.
- Summary
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Uses a dramatized, "on-the-scene" news type of interviewing and documentary reporting to present the story of how Dr. Pinel fought for improved treatment of the insane. Describes his principles that the insane were sick people and should be treated as such, not as wild beasts. Shows some of the opposition he received from officials and the townspeople when he unchained the insane.
- Publishers
CBS Television; Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center; Young America Films
- Genres
Educational; Historical
- Subjects
Pinel, Philippe,--1745-1826; Mental health; Psychiatry
- Collection
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Physical Description
1 Film (0:25:03); 16mm
- Notes
Gift to the IUB Libraries from Instructional Support Services.
Copyright Date: 1956
- Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003264985; Other: GR00401749; MDPI Barcode: 40000003264985; IULMIA Film Database: 30000079836734
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.