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Welfare (1975)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 2H 47M

Director : Frederick Wiseman

Synopsis

WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where welfare workers as well as clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their work and life.

Actors

Crews

Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman
Director
Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman
Producer
Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman
Editor
Richard Vorisek
Richard Vorisek
Mix Technician
Oliver Kool
Oliver Kool
Camera Technician
William Brayne
William Brayne
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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