Psychiatry in Russia

  • January 1955
  • 13mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Albert Maysles,

    In 1955, Albert Maysles traveled by motorcycle throughout Russia. During this trip, he shot what was to become his first film, 'Psychiatry in Russia', an unprecedented view into Soviet mental healthcare. Originally televised by the David Garroway Show on NBC-TV in 1956.