Basic Training

Name: Basic Training (1971)
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 100

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Basic Training

1971

1h 29m

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Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman follows a company of drafted and enlisted men through the nine-week training course.

Calum Baker

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Apr 23, 2026

3/5

This is a thoughtful piece but generally restates ideas about institutions and conformity that the film-maker would cover more comprehensively elsewhere.

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Oct 29, 2008

How to turn boys into soldiers, during Vietnam war. WisemanÂ´s observatory style reveals suprisingly lot.

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Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman follows a company of drafted and enlisted men through the nine-week training course.

Director: Frederick Wiseman
Producer: Frederick Wiseman
Production Co: Basic Training Company
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 29m

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