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2015

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Cancer : the emperor of all maladies / a film by Barak Goodman.
Publisher, Date:	[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2015?]
Description:	3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical video file DVD video
Summary:	Spurred by a personal tragedy, America's foremost documentarian is tackling cancer. Ken Burns examines cancer with a cellular biologist's precision, a historian's perspective, and a biographer's passion. The series artfully weaves three different films in one: a riveting historical documentary; an engrossing and intimate verite film; and a scientific and investigative report.
Target Audience Note:	TV rating: TV14.
Subjects:	Cancer -- History. Leukemia -- History. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Television programs for people with visual disabilities.
Other Author:	Goodman, Barak, film director. Burns, Ken, 1953- presenter. Based on (work): Mukherjee, Siddhartha. Emperor of all maladies. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), film producer.
Other Title:	At head of title: Ken Burns presents
Notes:	Title from container. Based on the book The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Originally produced as a television program for PBS in 2015. DVD, region 1; widescreen; stereo; NTSC. In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
ISBN:	9781627892773 162789277X
Publisher Number:	SCAN600
Other Number:	904966945
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	507901
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD 616.994 Cancer

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