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The forgotten plague
Uniform Title
American experience (Television program). Season 27 \ Episode 5. The forgotten plague.
Title
The forgotten plague / American Experience Films, PBS presents ; written, produced and directed by Chana Gazit ; a Steward/Gazit Productions, Inc., film for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
ISBN
9781627893091
1627893091
Distribution
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally produced as an episode of the PBS show, American experience.
Based in part on the book "Living in the shadow of death" by Sheila Rothman.
Editor, Adam Zucker ; music, Mark Suozzo ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy.
In English ; optional English SDH subtitles.
Summary
By the dawn of the nineteenth century, tuberculosis had killed one in seven of all the people who had ever lived. The disease struck America with a vengeance, ravaging communities and touching the lives of almost every family. The battle against the deadly bacteria had a profound and lasting impact on the country, It shaped medical and scientific pursuits, social habits, economic development, western expansion, and government policy. The story is told through the remembrances of those who lived - and were cured - at tuberculosis sanatoriums, along with historians and scientists.
Variant and related titles
Subtitle on container: Tuberculosis in America
American experience (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 10, 2018
Series
American experience (Television program) ; Season 27 \ Episode 5.
Credits
Editor, Adam Zucker ; music, Mark Suozzo ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy.
Performers
Narrator, Michael Murphy.
System details note
DVD, Region 1, NTSC ; widescreen, 5.1 surround.
Audience
Not rated.
Contents
Consumption
Contagion
Sanatoriums
Antibiotic.
Videorecording number
FPLG601
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Science television programs.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Science television programs.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television adaptations.
Also listed under
Steward/Gazit Productions, production company.
WGBH Educational Foundation, production company.
American Experience Films, presenter.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), presenter, broadcaster.
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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