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Jim Allison : breakthrough  Cover Image DVD DVD

Jim Allison : breakthrough / produced by Jennifer Pearce ; written, produced and directed by Bill Haney.

Pearce, Jennifer, (film producer.). Haney, William M., (screenwriter,, film producer,, film director.). Harrelson, Woody, (narrator.). Giant Interactive, (publisher.).

Summary:

Today, Jim Allison is a name to be reckoned with throughout the scientific world, holding a 2018 Nobel Prize for discovering the role of the immune system in defeating cancer. But for decades, he waged a lonely war against the skepticism of the medical establishment and the resistance of Big Pharma. This is the astounding true story of one warm-hearted, stubborn man's visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Giant Interactive, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Widescreen (16:9)
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editor, Peter Rhodes ; music, Mark Orton and Mickey Raphael.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrated by Woody Harrelson.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD; Widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1; All regions, NTSC.
Language Note:
Closed captioned.
Subject: Cancer > Immunotherapy.
Allison, Jim.
Scientists.
Genre: Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Easton Area Public Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Easton Main Library DVD 615.37 J (Text) 31901004419877 Adult DVD Nonfiction Available -


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