Four in the crowd

Animated film showing the daily life of four diabetics, a child, two men and a woman, and how they are helped to live normal lives. Diagrams of the digestive system show examples of the lack of the normal proportions of insulin.

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Credits

director

Hans Christensen

production company

Laterna Film

Duration

00:19:13:00

Production places

Denmark

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003988

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Denmark

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diabetes

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Digestive system

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Insulin

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Digestive system

Short films

Short films → Short films - Denmark

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Denmark, 1971

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