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Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
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Television programs lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (16x9) presentation; stereo. |
| Note |
Documentary. |
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"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Corey Stoll ; commentators, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Keith Wailoo, Thomas C. Leonard. |
| Credits |
Composer of original score, Nathan Halpern. |
| Note |
"American experience is a production of WGBH." |
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"American Experience Films, PBS." |
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Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience. |
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Program content: ©2018. |
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Running time indicated on container: approximately 120 minutes; actual running time 115 minutes. |
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Wide screen. |
| Audience |
TV-PG. |
| Summary |
Presents the story of the eugenics movement in the U.S., tracing its evolution from a force for human progress through the study of genetics to an anti-humanistic campaign for state-sponsored sterilization and the closing of the country's borders to peoples believed by some to be genetically inferior. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Galton, Francis, 1822-1911.
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Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944.
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Eugenics -- United States -- History.
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Eugenics. (OCoLC)fst00916432
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
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Television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726253
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Honeycutt, Connie, television producer.
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Uz, Rafael de la, television producer.
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Ferrari, Michelle, television director, television producer, screenwriter.
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Stoll, Corey, 1976- narrator.
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Mukherjee, Siddhartha, commentator.
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Wailoo, Keith, commentator.
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Leonard, Thomas C., 1960- commentator.
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Halpern, Nathan, 1978- composer.
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42nd Parallel Films, production company.
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American Experience Films, production company.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Eugenics crusade : what's wrong with perfect? |
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American experience (Television program)
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| Standard No. |
841887038065 |
| ISBN |
9781531706319 |
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1531706312 |
| Music No. |
AE61803 PBS |
