Man Alive! (Movie)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Man Alive! |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 12 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | William T. Hurtz |
| script |
Bill Scott William Roberts |
| production | Stephen Bosustow |
| music | Benjamin Lees |
| occupation | |
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Man Alive! is an American animated documentary - short film by William T. Hurtz of 1952, which for a Oscar nominee.
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The film is about a man named Ed Parmalee who ignores problems he has with his car and then tries to get a grip on them himself without consulting a good mechanic who could give him professional help. Analogous to this, but with possibly even more serious consequences, he ignores acute stomach problems associated with digestive disorders, a warning sign of cancer. Here, however, he does not get any further. The question arises whether he will face his fear and see a doctor who is alone in a position to tell him whether he really has cancer, as he secretly fears.
After all, Ed goes to a workshop and now has to pay disproportionately much, which would not have been necessary if he had had his car repaired at the first sign. That makes him think, he doesn't want to make the same mistake with his body and ultimately see a doctor. There he is fully informed and some myths about cancer are debunked. He also learns roughly how to imagine the growth of cancer cells in the body, and the key danger signals in cancer are explained to him. He is also recommended to have himself checked once a year.
Production, publication
It is an American Cancer Society production, produced by United Productions of America (UPA). The film premiered in the United States on January 1, 1952.
Award
Stephen Bosustow was with he produced film on the Academy Awards 1953 in the category "Best Short Documentary" for an Oscar nomination, but had to Norman McLaren and the Canadian short film Neighbors admit defeat, which in 2007 by the UNESCO for World Soundtrack Awards explained has been.
Web links
- Man Alive! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Man Alive! (1952) Treatise on the film by David Cantor, PhD (English)
- Mid-Century Modern: UPA's “Man Alive!” (1952) at Cartoon Research
- Man Alive! full film in the original
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1952 Academy Awards at infoplease.com (English)