Cancer : the emperor of all maladies

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The work Cancer : the emperor of all maladies represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Westfield Public Library (Ethel Everhard Memorial). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Cancer : the emperor of all maladies

Title remainder

the emperor of all maladies

Statement of responsibility

Ken Burns presents ; a film by Barak Goodman ; a production of Florentine Films, Laura Ziskin Pictures and WETA Washington, D.C. in association with Ark Media ; Ken Burns presents ; written by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns, Barak Goodman & David Blistein ; directed by Jack Youngelson and Barak Goodman

Title variation

Emperor of all maladies

Contributor

• Youngelson, Jack
• Ark Media (Firm)
• Florentine Films
• Laura Ziskin Productions
• PBS Distribution (Firm)
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
• Blistein, David
• Burns, Ken, 1953-
• Cieri, David
• Dickson, Deborah
• Durrance, Chris
• Goodman, Barak
• Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014
• Mukherjee, Siddhartha
• Ward, Geoffrey C.

Filmmaker

• Goodman, Barak

Narrator

• Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014

Presenter

• Burns, Ken, 1953-

Screenwriter

• Blistein, David
• Burns, Ken, 1953-
• Goodman, Barak
• Ward, Geoffrey C.

Television director

• Dickson, Deborah
• Goodman, Barak
• Durrance, Chris
• Youngelson, Jack

Television producer

• Goodman, Barak
• Burns, Ken, 1953-

Subject

• Mukherjee, Siddhartha -- Television adaptations
• Television adaptations
• Television programs
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Leukemia -- History
• Videodiscs for people with visual disabilities
• Documentary television programs
• Cancer -- History
• Medical television programs

Genre

• Documentary television programs
• Television adaptations
• Television programs
• Videodiscs for people with visual disabilities
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Medical television programs

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Presents a history of cancer, from ancient times to the present day. Includes stories of contemporary patients and examines the latest scientific research which might indicate that we are on the brink of a lasting cure

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Composer, David Cieri ; executive producer, Ken Burns ; series producer, Barak Goodman

Date time place

Originally produced as a television program for PBS in 2015

Intended audience

TV parental guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned; this program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age)

Language note

In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); audio-described in English

LC call number

RC275

LC item number

.C36 2015

PerformerNote

Narrator, Edward Herrmann ; commentator, Siddhartha Mukherjee

Runtime

344

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action