On the eighth day: perfecting Mother Nature

Canada, 1992

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Credits

director

Gwynne Basen

producer

Mary Armstrong

production company

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Cinefort

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1992

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01116

Language

English

Subject category

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical ethics

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

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