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 ; written by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns, Barak Goodman & David Blistein
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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 ; written by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns, Barak Goodman & David Blistein
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
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 ; written by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns, Barak Goodman & David Blistein
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 maladiesKen Burns presents
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- 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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- DVD-Video discs
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- Nonfiction television programs
- DVD-Video discs -- Documentary
- Cancer + History
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- Feature films
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- Nonfiction television programs
- DVD-Video discs -- Documentary
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