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Dr. Oliver Sacks experiments with the drug L-dopa, which inspires the 'awakening' of a number of catatonic patients, some of whom had been sleeping for as long as 30 years.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: De Niro, Robert, Williams, Robin, 1951-2014, Heard, John, 1946-2017, Kavner, Julie, Miller, Penelope Ann, Marshall, Penny
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [United States] : Image Entertainment, 2011.
Subjects:
Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease > Case studies > Drama.
Epidemic encephalitis > Complications > Case studies > Drama.
Dopa > Therapeutic use > Case studies > Drama.
Homeless men > Drama.
Disc jockeys > Drama.
Quests (Expeditions) > Drama.
Unemployed > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:Dr. Oliver Sacks experiments with the drug L-dopa, which inspires the 'awakening' of a number of catatonic patients, some of whom had been sleeping for as long as 30 years.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray Disc, widescreen (1.77:1) presentation; AC-3, Dolby Digital DTS Surround sound, NTSC; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: PG-13 CHV rating: PG.
Production Credits:Screenplay, Steven Zaillian ; producers, Walter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker ; music, Randy Newman ; editors, Jerry Greenberg, Battle Davis ; photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; production designer, Anton Furst.