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Love, Work and Knowledge: The Life and Trials of Wilhelm Reich

Austrian psychiatrist Dr. Wilhelm Reich escaped to New York just before World War II, securing a teaching visa from the New School for Social Research.

Dr. Wilhelm Reich, a prominent Austrian psychiatrist and anti-Nazi, arrived in New York four days before World War II, with a teaching visa from the New School's University in Exile. Despite his groundbreaking research, his published works were banned and burned by a Federal Court order in the 1950s, following an investigation by four US government agencies. This film presents a factual narrative of Reich's life and work, exploring the events that led to his censorship in America.

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Originally Released: United States, Jun 06, 2018

Genres:Biography, Documentary, History