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Vernon, Florida (1981)

Name: Vernon, Florida
Director: Errol Morris
Genre: documentary film
Rating: 7

Vernon, Florida is a 1981 American documentary film produced and directed by Errol Morris profiling various residents living within the town of Vernon, Florida. Originally titled Nub City, this follow-up to Gates of Heaven initially focused on residents of the Southern town who cut off their own limbs as a way to collect insurance money. After Morris's life was threatened by the subjects of the film, he re-worked…

Directed by Errol Morris

Behind the scenes

Errol Morris' "Vernon, Florida" -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode 52) — Learning about Movies · 9 min

Elsewhere

More by Errol Morris

The Pigeon Tunnel
Separated
Tune Out the Noise
Gates of Heaven — 1978
The Thin Blue Line — 1988
A Brief History of Time — 1991
The Dark Wind — 1991
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control — 1997
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. — 1999
The Fog of War — 2003
Standard Operating Procedure — 2008
Tabloid — 2010
They Were There — 2011
The Unknown Known — 2013
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography — 2016
American Dharma — 2018
CHAOS: The Manson Murders — 2025

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