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Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theatre director. Documentarian Frederick Wiseman has been noted for his ability to capture the nuances of life in American institutions such as prisons, hospitals, welfare offices, and high schools. He started out in 1963 by producing a fictional feature film, The Cool World, an examination of the lives of Harlem teenagers. In the beginning, Wiseman was a staunch social reformist, and his films were calls for change. Titicut Follies, his first documentary, is an exposé of life in a prison for the criminally insane in Bridgewater, MA. It was controversial and left Wiseman with the reputation of being a muckraker. His four subsequent documentaries were all exposés of other tax-supported institutions designed to show the ineffectiveness of the bureaucracy that not only threatens to destroy them, but also dehumanizes the people they were meant to serve. Wiseman toned down his message and began focusing more on American culture to point out the symbolism of daily activities in his film Primate (1974). In the ‘80s, he began examining institutions as they relate to ideology. Unlike other documentaries, Wiseman’s work does not progress chronologically; rather, the segments are arranged thematically, like an essay, and are linked via rhetorical devices such as comparison and contrast to create a patterned structure. His films are never narrated, thereby forcing viewers to make connections between the sequences themselves. Wiseman has occasionally returned to fictional films, albeit in a non-fiction performance style, as with Seraphita’s Diary (1982) and La Derniere Lettre (2002).

Crew
  • Titicut Follies

    Titicut Follies

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.3
    133 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 03, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Titicut Follies

    Titicut Follies

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.3
    133 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 03, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Titicut Follies

    Titicut Follies

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    133 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 03, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Titicut Follies

    Titicut Follies

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    133 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 03, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.4
    65 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 13, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.4
    65 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 13, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.4
    65 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 13, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Department Sound

    Job Sound

    Average Rating
    6.4
    65 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 13, 2017
    8 years ago
  • High School

    High School

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.3
    63 votes
    Release Date
    May 14, 1969
    57 years ago
  • High School

    High School

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.3
    63 votes
    Release Date
    May 14, 1969
    57 years ago
  • High School

    High School

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    63 votes
    Release Date
    May 14, 1969
    57 years ago
  • High School

    High School

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    63 votes
    Release Date
    May 14, 1969
    57 years ago
  • National Gallery

    National Gallery

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 08, 2014
    11 years ago
  • National Gallery

    National Gallery

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.3
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 08, 2014
    11 years ago
  • National Gallery

    National Gallery

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 08, 2014
    11 years ago
  • National Gallery

    National Gallery

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.3
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 08, 2014
    11 years ago
  • National Gallery

    National Gallery

    Department Sound

    Job Sound

    Average Rating
    7.3
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 08, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Welfare

    Welfare

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.1
    33 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 23, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Welfare

    Welfare

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.1
    33 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 23, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Welfare

    Welfare

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    33 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 23, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Crazy Horse

    Crazy Horse

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.5
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 05, 2011
    14 years ago
  • Crazy Horse

    Crazy Horse

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.5
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 05, 2011
    14 years ago
  • Crazy Horse

    Crazy Horse

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 05, 2011
    14 years ago
  • At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.7
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 08, 2013
    12 years ago
  • At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.7
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 08, 2013
    12 years ago
  • At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    Department Sound

    Job Sound

    Average Rating
    6.7
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 08, 2013
    12 years ago
  • At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.7
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 08, 2013
    12 years ago
  • In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.6
    26 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 04, 2015
    10 years ago
  • In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.6
    26 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 04, 2015
    10 years ago
  • In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    Department Sound

    Job Sound Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    26 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 04, 2015
    10 years ago
  • In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    26 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 04, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Hospital

    Hospital

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 02, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Hospital

    Hospital

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.5
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 02, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Hospital

    Hospital

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.5
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 02, 1970
    56 years ago
  • I Miss Sonia Henie

    I Miss Sonia Henie

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.4
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 20, 1971
    56 years ago
  • The Cool World

    The Cool World

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    5.4
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 02, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Monrovia, Indiana

    Monrovia, Indiana

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 07, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Monrovia, Indiana

    Monrovia, Indiana

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.2
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 07, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Monrovia, Indiana

    Monrovia, Indiana

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.2
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 07, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Monrovia, Indiana

    Monrovia, Indiana

    Department Sound

    Job Sound

    Average Rating
    6.2
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 07, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.0
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 04, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.0
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 04, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.0
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 04, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Boxing Gym

    Boxing Gym

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 22, 2010
    15 years ago
  • Boxing Gym

    Boxing Gym

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.6
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 22, 2010
    15 years ago
  • Boxing Gym

    Boxing Gym

    Department Sound

    Job Sound

    Average Rating
    6.6
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 22, 2010
    15 years ago
  • La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.6
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.9
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 02, 1969
    57 years ago
  • La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.6
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 2009
    16 years ago
  • La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    Department Sound

    Job Sound Director

    Average Rating
    7.6
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 2009
    16 years ago
  • La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.6
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.9
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 02, 1969
    57 years ago
  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.9
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 02, 1969
    57 years ago
  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.9
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 02, 1969
    57 years ago
  • La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.6
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Primate

    Primate

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.7
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 05, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Primate

    Primate

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.7
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 05, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Primate

    Primate

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.7
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 05, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Belfast, Maine

    Belfast, Maine

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.9
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Belfast, Maine

    Belfast, Maine

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.9
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Belfast, Maine

    Belfast, Maine

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.9
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Near Death

    Near Death

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.0
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 1989
    37 years ago
  • Near Death

    Near Death

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.0
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 1989
    37 years ago
  • Near Death

    Near Death

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.0
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 1989
    37 years ago
  • The Store

    The Store

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 14, 1983
    42 years ago
  • Basic Training

    Basic Training

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1971
    55 years ago
  • The Store

    The Store

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.2
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 14, 1983
    42 years ago
  • The Store

    The Store

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.2
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 14, 1983
    42 years ago
  • Basic Training

    Basic Training

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.6
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Basic Training

    Basic Training

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.6
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Basic Training

    Basic Training

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.6
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1971
    55 years ago
  • City Hall

    City Hall

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.4
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 2020
    5 years ago
  • City Hall

    City Hall

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.4
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 2020
    5 years ago
  • City Hall

    City Hall

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.4
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 2020
    5 years ago
  • Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.1
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 22, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.1
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 22, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.1
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 22, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 22, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Blind

    Blind

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1986
    39 years ago
  • Deaf

    Deaf

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 02, 1986
    39 years ago
  • Deaf

    Deaf

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 02, 1986
    39 years ago
  • Blind

    Blind

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.6
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1986
    39 years ago
  • Blind

    Blind

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.6
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 01, 1986
    39 years ago
  • Deaf

    Deaf

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    8.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 02, 1986
    39 years ago
  • Central Park

    Central Park

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Domestic Violence

    Domestic Violence

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 04, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Public Housing

    Public Housing

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.3
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 02, 1997
    29 years ago
  • Multi-Handicapped

    Multi-Handicapped

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 04, 1986
    39 years ago
  • Domestic Violence

    Domestic Violence

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 04, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Domestic Violence

    Domestic Violence

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 04, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Public Housing

    Public Housing

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.3
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 02, 1997
    29 years ago
  • Public Housing

    Public Housing

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 02, 1997
    29 years ago
  • Multi-Handicapped

    Multi-Handicapped

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 04, 1986
    39 years ago
  • Multi-Handicapped

    Multi-Handicapped

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 04, 1986
    39 years ago
  • Central Park

    Central Park

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Central Park

    Central Park

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1990
    36 years ago
  • High School II

    High School II

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.3
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 06, 1994
    32 years ago
  • High School II

    High School II

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.3
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 06, 1994
    32 years ago
  • Missile

    Missile

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1988
    38 years ago
  • Racetrack

    Racetrack

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 03, 1985
    41 years ago
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