The Lobotomist

American Experience Season 20 Episode 2

Overview:
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.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : -

Release Date : 2008-01-21

Duration : 55 menit

Rating : ⭐ 9/10 (1 votes)

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Other Episodes (Season 20)

Oswald's Ghost
1. Oswald's Ghost
The Lobotomist
2. The Lobotomist
Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies
3. Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies
Grand Central
4. Grand Central
Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land
5. Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land
Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law?
6. Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law?
Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement
7. Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement
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8. Kit Carson
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9. Buffalo Bill
Minik: The Lost Eskimo
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12. Roberto Clemente
George H.W. Bush (1)
13. George H.W. Bush (1)
George H.W. Bush (2)
14. George H.W. Bush (2)

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