Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace (Trailer, 1972, USA)

Focusing on an institution located in Staten Island, NY, this film, with reporter, Geraldo Rivera, was one of the first exposés on local television. As a result of its airing on WABC-TV, the manner of treating people with disabilities was forever changed.

As the producers were putting the documentary together, they located a piece of film shot 10 years earlier of Robert F. Kennedy after he completed a tour of Willowbrook. He said, "Willowbrook was a disgrace." Despite Kennedy's anger and compassion, nothing was done about it.

Geraldo Rivera, the film's correspondent, is quoted, "I can show you what it looked like and what it sounded like, but I can never show you how it smelled and the horrible conditions."

The film won the 1972 Peabody Award.

Albert T. Primo - executive producer

The footage does not belong to me. No infringement of rights is intended.

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[sidrahsiddiqui]

@ElectroPope Now I can't find it either. A couple of months ago, it was there, I watched it completely there myself. Now, I think they have taken it down or that we need to search for it better.

[ElectroPope]

@sidrahsiddiqui I cant find this on Vimeo :( I only find random stuff that doesnt even come close to the titel.. do you have a link or something? :

[sidrahsiddiqui]

@stonesour8 I have been trying to upload this film myself here on YouTube. You can get it from the video website, Vimeo. Just type the title of the documentary there on the search section.

[stonesour8]

Where can i find this film?