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Penicillin: A Medical Revolution
0.0 / 10• 2018• 53m•NR• German
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
In the summer of 1928, the Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by accident, but it would take two more decades and a world war before he and others succeeded in producing the antibiotic in such large quantities as to eradicate the epidemics of the time: typhus, syphilis, gangrene and tuberculosis.
Cast & Crew
Stephan Schad
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lead
Imanuel Humm
Alexander Flemming
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wilfried Hauke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. Penicillin: A Medical Revolution is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
