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  • American Experience The Lobotomist (Season 20, Episode 2)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

The Lobotomist (Season 20, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

This program tells the gripping tale of medical intervention gone awry.
Directors
Barak Goodman (directed by) | John Maggio (directed by)
Writer
Barak Goodman (written by)
Producers
Barak Goodman (produced by) | John Maggio (produced by)
Composer
Edward Bilous (music by)
Cinematographer
Stephen McCarthy (cinematography by)
Editor
R.A. Fedde (edited by)
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 21, 2008

Release date
Jan 21, 2008 (United States)

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Cast

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Campbell Scott
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Lee Wilkof
Dr. Walter Freeman (voice) Dr. Walter Freeman (voice)   See fewer
Clint Jordan
Family Member (voice) Family Member (voice)   See fewer
Joanna Merlin
Family Member (voice) Family Member (voice)   See fewer
Veronica James
Alice Hammett Alice Hammett   See fewer
Carl Nubile
Dr. Walter Freeman Dr. Walter Freeman   See fewer
Howard Dully
Self - Former Patient Self - Former Patient   See fewer
Jack El-Hai
Self - Author, The Lobotomist Self - Author, The Lobotomist   See fewer
Angelene Forester
Self - Daughter Self - Daughter   See fewer
Walter Freeman III
Self - Son Self - Son   See fewer
Franklin Freeman
Self - Son Self - Son   See fewer
Walter Freeman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Christine Johnson
Self - Granddaughter Self - Granddaughter   See fewer
Leslie Jones McPortland
Self - Daughter Self - Daughter   See fewer
Janice Jones-Thomson
Self - Daughter Self - Daughter   See fewer
Robert Lichtenstein
Self - MD, Neurosurgeon Self - MD, Neurosurgeon   See fewer
Julius McLeod
Self - Former Lakin Aide Self - Former Lakin Aide   See fewer
Harry Merliss
Self - MD, Former Student Self - MD, Former Student   See fewer
Andrew Scull
Self - Professor of Sociology Self - Professor of Sociology   See fewer
Edward Shorter
Self - Medical Historian Self - Medical Historian   See fewer
Elliot Valenstein
Self - Professor of Neuroscience Self - Professor of Neuroscience   See fewer
Robert Whitaker
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
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