Cancer, the emperor of all maladies, 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
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Cancer, the emperor of all maladies, 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
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
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)
Main title
Cancer
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
904966945
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Originally produced as a television program for PBS in 2015
Responsibility statement
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
Runtime
344
Sub title
the emperor of all maladies
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
Table Of Contents
Special features: Interview with the filmmakers -- Additional scenes
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Emperor of all maladies
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- WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Goodman, Barak
- Laura Ziskin Productions
- Ark Media (Firm)
- Florentine Films
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Mukherjee, Siddhartha
- Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014
- Blistein, David
- Ward, Geoffrey C.
- Cieri, David
- Burns, Ken, 1953-
- Durrance, Chris
- Youngelson, Jack
- Dickson, Deborah
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- Goodman, Barak
- Laura Ziskin Productions
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- Mukherjee, Siddhartha
- Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014
- Blistein, David
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- Cieri, David
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- Durrance, Chris
- Youngelson, Jack
- Dickson, Deborah
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