The discovery of insulin.
- Date:
- 1987
- Videos
About this work
Description
Dramatised story of the discovery of insulin, with a great deal of social and romantic interest, framed within the desperate illness and triumphant recovery of the child who becomes Banting's first human subject for insulin treatment. Examines relationships between scientists of conflicting personalities working for a common goal and promotes image of Banting as a hero, isolated from ordinary human consolations and pleasures by his compulsive commitment to science.
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1987.
Physical description
1 videocassette (VHS) (192 mins) : sound, color, NTSC.
Series
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Notes
The colour quality of the film, originally lavish, suffers in this NTSC format but the impetus of the scientific quest will probably maintain the viewer's interest in spite of the film's colour distortion. The script to the film was based on two books written by University of Toronto historian Michael Bliss The Discovery of Insulin(1982) and Banting: a biography(1984)
Creator/production credits
Gemstone Productions Ltd. in association with Primedia Productions Ltd.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores1522V