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01/01/1968 Documentary 0h 30m
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Overview

A Way Out of the Wilderness is a 1968 American short documentary film produced by Dan E. Weisburd. It describes and illustrates steps being taken by the Plymouth State Home and Training School, Northville, Michigan, to bring mentally impaired children out of the wilderness into the mainstream of life. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

  1. Dan E. Weisburd

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Lorne Greene

    Narrator

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-05-21
Some of the language here is a bit on the pejorative side, but the underlying message contained in this documentary is quite effective at illustrating the problems of the profoundly handicapped people for whom society really only has one solution. Institutionalising them. A single camera follows the daily trials and tribulations of people struggling with disabilities that affect everything from their brain function to their mobility. What's a little more distinctive here is that the focus is more on able-bodied people learning to adapt to their world, not the other way round. Can we find commo...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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