Law and Order (1969)

Directed by

Frederick Wiseman

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows police officers in Kansas City as they go through their daily work. It shows their interactions with the public without added commentary or narration.

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What happens

Law and Order is a 1969 documentary film directed, written, shot, produced and edited by Frederick Wiseman. It was Wiseman's third film after Titicut Follies (1967) and High School (1968). The films were among the earliest examples of direct cinema by an American filmmaker. It follows the daily routine of officers of the Kansas City Police Department, and was initially shown on National Educational Television (NET) (predecessor to the PBS in the United States). In 1969, Wiseman was awarded with the Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in News Documentary Programming. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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