Cancer [videorecording] : the emperor of all maladies / Ken Burns presents ; a film by Barak Goodman ; written by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns, Barak Goodman & David Blistein ; a production of Florentine Films, Laura Ziskin Pictures and WETA Washington, D.C. in association with Ark Media.
Goodman, Barak, filmmaker, television director, television producer, screenwriter.; Burns, Ken, 1953- presenter, screenwriter, television producer.; Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.; Blistein, David, screenwriter.; Youngelson, Jack, television director.; Durrance, Chris, television director.; Dickson, Deborah, television director.; Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014, narrator.; Cieri, David, composer (expression); Television adaptation of (work): Mukherjee, Siddhartha. Emperor of all maladies.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.; Florentine Films, production company.; Laura Ziskin Productions, production company.; WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.; Ark Media (Firm), production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm), distributor.
2015
RC275 .C36 2015
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Title
Cancer [videorecording] : the emperor of all maladies / Ken Burns presents ; a film by Barak Goodman ; written by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns, Barak Goodman & David Blistein ; a production of Florentine Films, Laura Ziskin Pictures and WETA Washington, D.C. in association with Ark Media.
Uniform Title
Cancer: the emperor of all maladies (Television program)
Variant Title
At head of title: Ken Burns presents
Edition
Widescreen version.
ISBN
9781627892773
162789277X
162789277X
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2015]
Distributed
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2015]
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Language Note
Closed-captioned in English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); audio-described in English.
Description
3 videodiscs (approximately 344 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers
841887024068
Call Number
RC275 .C36 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.99/4
Distributor No.
SCAN600 PBS
Summary
The story of the war on cancer spans centuries and continents. It is a scientific story, but also a deeply human one: of doctors, researchers, and especially patients who -- through courage, suffering, and occasional hubris -- pushed the boundaries of knowledge. These people helped define cancer as the scourge of the modern age, and then mobilized the federal government and private industry to wage an all-out campaign against it -- a campaign we are still fighting. Cancer: The Emperor of all Maladies, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning bood by Siddhartha Mukherjee, tells the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions.
Note
Documentary.
Title from disc surface.
"Based on the book The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee."
Narrator, Edward Herrmann ; commentator, Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Title from disc surface.
"Based on the book The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee."
Narrator, Edward Herrmann ; commentator, Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Credits
Executive producer, Ken Burns ; editors, Peter R. Livingston, Karen K.H. Sim, Nancy Novack ; series producer, Barak Goodman ; composers, David Cieri, Ed Bilous, Greg Kalember ; directors of photography, Robert Hanna, Stephen McCarthy, Sam Russell.
Time and Place of Event
Originally produced as a television program for PBS in 2015.
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).
System Details Note
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video region 1
Added Author
Goodman, Barak, filmmaker, television director, television producer, screenwriter.
Burns, Ken, 1953- presenter, screenwriter, television producer.
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
Blistein, David, screenwriter.
Youngelson, Jack, television director.
Durrance, Chris, television director.
Dickson, Deborah, television director.
Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014, narrator.
Cieri, David, composer (expression)
Television adaptation of (work): Mukherjee, Siddhartha. Emperor of all maladies.
Burns, Ken, 1953- presenter, screenwriter, television producer.
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
Blistein, David, screenwriter.
Youngelson, Jack, television director.
Durrance, Chris, television director.
Dickson, Deborah, television director.
Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014, narrator.
Cieri, David, composer (expression)
Television adaptation of (work): Mukherjee, Siddhartha. Emperor of all maladies.
Added Corporate Author
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
Florentine Films, production company.
Laura Ziskin Productions, production company.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.
Ark Media (Firm), production company.
PBS Distribution (Firm), distributor.
Florentine Films, production company.
Laura Ziskin Productions, production company.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.
Ark Media (Firm), production company.
PBS Distribution (Firm), distributor.
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Table of Contents
episode 1. Magic bullets / directed by Jack Youngelson and Barak Goodman
episode 2. The blind men and the elephant / directed by Deborah Dickson and Barak Goodman
episode 3. Finding an Achilles heel / directed by Chris Durrance and Barak Goodman.
Special features: Interview with the filmmakers
Additional scenes.
episode 2. The blind men and the elephant / directed by Deborah Dickson and Barak Goodman
episode 3. Finding an Achilles heel / directed by Chris Durrance and Barak Goodman.
Special features: Interview with the filmmakers
Additional scenes.