The taking of blood.

Date:
1950
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About this work

Description

The history of bloodletting is presented in dramatised form with a journalist interviewing a haematologist; he offers to show the journalist a film strip. The journalist puffs on a pipe whilst watching the slides. Actuality of technicians working with samples in lab environment are shown with many close shots of glass and vacuum syringes; a woman has a blood sample taken; syringes are washed and sterilised.

Publication/Creation

England : Kinocraft Films, 1950.

Physical description

1 videocassette (DIGIBETA) (22 min.) : sound, black & white, PAL
1 DVD (22 min.) : sound, black & white, PAL.

Contributors

Creator/production credits

Mr Watkins is played by Lionel Marson; Mr Carr by George Hutton, Dr Johnson by Gerald Cookson. Photographed by Hubert Davey, Animated and Edited by Brian Gibson; Directed by Gerald Cookson. Thanks given to the producers of Bayer Products Ltd, London for their help with the medical and technical details of the film.

Copyright note

Nucleus Films Ltd

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    BMAD032

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