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3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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At head of title: Ken Burns presents
Spurred by a personal tragedy, America's foremost documentarian is tackling cancer. Ken Burns examines cancer with a cellular biologist₂s 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
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Based on the book The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
Originally produced as a television program for PBS in 2015
TV rating: TV14
DVD, region 1; widescreen; stereo; NTSC
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing