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Cell 16

Martin Duckworth

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.

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Psychology and Psychiatry

Law and Crime

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Credits

• 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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