Matters of Life and Death
History
The passion and determination of medical science in the twentieth century. Dramatic experiments, the politics of science, and races against the clock form a backdrop to the discovery of new treatments, antibiotics, and advances in...
Director
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Writers
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Stars
Charles Osgood, Michael Bliss, Gert H. Brieger
Release Date
January 11, 1998
🎭 Top Cast
Charles Osgood
as Self - Narrator
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Michael Bliss
as Self - Historian
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Gert H. Brieger
as Self - historian
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Elizabeth W. Etheridge
as Self - historian
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Alexander Fleming
as Self
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Renee Fox
as Self - Sociologist
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Leo P. Krall
as Self - Joslin Diabetes Center
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Alan Kraut
as Self - Historian
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Francis D. Moore
as Self - Harvard Medical School
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Joseph E. Murray
as Self - Transplant Surgeon
🎬 Technical Specs
🏷️ Keywords
william mckinleyassassination attemptscientific progressmedicinebubonic plague
🎯 Categories
History
📖 Synopsis
The passion and determination of medical science in the twentieth century. Dramatic experiments, the politics of science, and races against the clock form a backdrop to the discovery of new treatments, antibiotics, and advances in...