American Experience Season 20, Episode 2

American Experience: Season 20, Episode 2
The Lobotomist

Documentary

In the 1940s Dr. Walter Freeman gained fame for perfecting the lobotomy, then hailed as a miracle cure for the severely mentally ill. But within a few years, lobotomy was labeled one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine.

Stars:

Oliver Platt
Joe Mantegna
Alfre Woodard

Release Date: 1988-10-04
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

TMDb: 7.5/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 55

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American Experience: Season 20, Episode 2 The Lobotomist

Other episodes for this season

American Experience: Season 20, Episode 2
The Lobotomist