Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, MD.
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Social & External
The people behind it
Emil Gallina
Himself / Narrator
Willem Bosma
Himself / Psychiatrist 1998-2004
George Phelps Jr.
Himself / Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriff 1951-1976
Luis Flores
Himself / Psychiatrist, Unit Director 1968-1988
Essie Sutton
Herself - Volunteer Services 1960-2004
Janice Hayes-Williams
Herself / Researcher
Dennis Dupont
Himself / Chaplain 1995-2004
Cathie Dewey
Herself / Clinical Nurse Specialist 1989-2004
Errol Phillips
Himself / Psychiatrist 1970-1972
Steven Isaac
Himself / Psychiatric Aid, Nurse 1965-2004
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