The Beginning of life (TEFC)

Beginning and ending with sequences showing the birth of a child, the film illustrates the growth of the human embryo from the release of the sperm until the ninth month.

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Credits

director

Lars Wallen

production company

Sveriges radio aktiebolag

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places

Sweden

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320093

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Sweden

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childbirth

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Embryology, Human

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human reproduction

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human reproduction

Short films

Short films → Short films - Sweden

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Sweden, 1969

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