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  • Breakdown (1951)
  • Short | 40 min | Short
Breakdown (1951)
Short | 40 min | Short
The story of a young woman's schizophrenic breakdown, and of her recovery in a modern mental hospital. Inherent in the film is an appeal for greater public understanding of mental illness and for the removal of the stigma that still ...See moreThe story of a young woman's schizophrenic breakdown, and of her recovery in a modern mental hospital. Inherent in the film is an appeal for greater public understanding of mental illness and for the removal of the stigma that still surrounds it. The film presents the case of a seemingly well-adjusted young woman, showing the disintegration of her personality and the psychiatric treatment that follows. Written by NFB See less
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Director
Robert Anderson
Writer
Robert Anderson (written by)
Producer
Robert Anderson
Cinematographer
Osmond Borradaile (photographed by) (as O.H. Borradaile)
Editor
Victor Jobin
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Breakdown (1951)
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