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The Outlaw Within

1951 11 min
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This short film offers a thorough account of science's battle against cancer. Animated sequences depict the growth and multiplication of cells in both healthy and cancerous developments. Live-action dramatizations follow a patient with a cancerous growth as he seeks treatment in a medical research facility. Dominant issues and actions in cancer research and treatment are covered in detail.

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The Outlaw Within

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This short film offers a thorough account of science's battle against cancer. Animated sequences depict the growth and multiplication of cells in both healthy and cancerous developments. Live-action dramatizations follow a patient with a cancerous growth as he seeks treatment in a medical research facility. Dominant issues and actions in cancer research and treatment are covered in detail.

Health and Medicine All subjects
  • director
    Morten Parker
  • script
    Morten Parker
  • producer
    Guy Glover
  • camera
    Grant McLean
  • sound
    Clarke Daprato
  • editing
    Nicholas Balla
  • animation
    Colin Low
    Evelyn Lambart
  • narrator
    Max Ferguson
  • music
    Louis Applebaum

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