The Fight: Science Against Cancer (1950)
- Directed by
- Morten Parker
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short documentary uses animation to explain what cancer is and how scientists research treatments. It was made to educate medical professionals and the public about modern approaches to the disease in 1950.
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What happens
The Fight: Science Against Cancer is a 1950 Canadian-American short documentary film directed by Morten Parker. It was produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Association of American Medical Colleges for the National Cancer Institute and the Department of National Health and Welfare, Canada. The Fight is a shortened version of The Challenge: Science Against Cancer. It covers the topic of cancer using animation. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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