Movie Description
Burden of Genius
(2017)Overview
In 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl stunned the world with the first successful liver transplantation. His breakthrough provoked controversy. Critics accused him of recklessness, even murder. Others declared it the beginning of a medical revolution. "Burden of Genius" is the story of an innovator as complex and elusive as the biological secrets he unlocked. It is also a reflection on the price of scientific progress by the man many consider the greatest surgeon of the 20th century and the father of transplantation.
Featured Crew
- Director : Tjardus Greidanus
- Producer : Laura Davis
- Writer : Tjardus Greidanus
- Editor : Tjardus Greidanus
- Cast : James Redford,Larry Kramer,David Crosby,David McCullough,Arthur Caplan
Cast
Self – Filmmaker, Liver Transplant Patient
Self – Writer/Activist/Liver Transplant Patient
Self – Musician, Liver Transplant Patient
Self – Author, Historian
Self – Professor of Bioethics, NYU
Facts
Original TitleBurden of Genius
Status Released
Release Information
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2017-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 28m
Budget₹ 600000
Production CompaniesLaura Davis Productions
Genres
- Documentary
