The Revolving Door
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Documentary
Director:Lee R. Bobker
The Revolving Door is a 1968 American short documentary film directed by Lee R. Bobker, about the U.S.judicial system, explaining the types of cases tried in the lower court, showing the typical minor offenders and examining the inadequate jailing facilities. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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StatusReleased
Release DateOctober 1, 1969
Release Dates
United States:
Theatrical - Oct 1, 1969
Runtime29dk
000Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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See all on TMDBThere are some quite startling statistics used to underpin the thread of the narration here. The routine dispensation of justice onto minor offenders who's defence has had about five minutes to prepare, who's prosecutors have had just about the same amount of time to proceed and the judge (probably with repetitive strain injury) who can deal with over 25,000 of these misdemeanours in one calendar …