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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Street Scenes (1970)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.