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4.7/10   133 votes
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Director:
Doris Wishman
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Release Date:
16 November 1974 (Japan) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
Born A Man... Let Me Die A Woman more
Plot:
A documentary on the work of sex-change specialist Dr.Leo Wollman, including interviews with Dr.Wollman and a few of his patients... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
creepy and sleazy sex-ed film from Doris Wishman more

Cast

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Dr. Leo Wollman ... Himself
Leslie ... Herself, Puerto Rican Transexual
Deborah Hartin ... Herself
Lisa Carmelle
Frank Pizzo
Carol Sands
Billy Kelman
Doug Martin
Harry Reems ... Cab driver (as Tim Long)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario - edited version) | USA:X | Australia:R (censored) | UK:(Banned)
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA
Company:
Hygiene Films more

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The film was rejected for UK cinema and only received a certificate in 1982 after extensive cuts of over 10 minutes. more

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0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
creepy and sleazy sex-ed film from Doris Wishman, 14 January 2007
6/10
Author: TheatreX from Louisville, KY

I wasn't sure about this going into it, or coming out of it for that matter, but this is watchable and is also rather creepy. A legitimate sex change doctor, Leo Wollman, is our host and there's plenty of dialog and demonstrations and yes, even a bit of a real operation for your viewing unease, as a man becomes a woman. There's lots of talk about the "third sex", people who are the opposite sex trapped in the body of their birth, and how unhappy they are/were, until they had this operation. There are actually very few of these characters that look like what they're supposed to look like though. There's even some scenes of one "he-she" hooking in Central Park and bringing some guy home, even though apparently no "real" sex act was performed since the "john" may have noticed that this babe still had a penis. Probably every man's nightmare. There's also a "re-enaction" of what happened when one man decided he couldn't take anymore, and needed the operation, but couldn't afford it, so decided to do it with a hammer and chisel, with, of course, predictable results, eyow. This is not for the faint of heart or stomach, and is best viewed by those with a real appreciation for trash and the very strange. 6 out of 10, proceed with caution.

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