High School

About High School

What really happens inside the walls of an American high school? Famed documentarian Frederick Wiseman answers that question in this peek inside Philadelphia's Northeast High School, where students constantly clash with teachers, and teachers wage their own battle against the administration.

Frederick Wiseman's High School is a 1969 documentary film. At 75 minutes long, it arrived in May 1969.

The film is filed under teacher student relationship, observational documentary, teachers and students, and direct cinema.

The screenplay is by Frederick Wiseman.

The Student, Titicut Follies, and Coach Carter make useful companions to High School, all filed under high school. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 78 votes and it carries a NR rating.