Fatal insomnia [videorecording] / produced by National Geographic Television for National Geographic Channel ; producer, director and writer, Tria Thalman ; executive producer, Jonathan Halperin.
Imprint
[Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic Channel, [2010]
Copies
Description
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Note
Originally produced for National Geographic Channel in 2009.
Credits
Editor, Andrea Barrick ; cinematography, Brian McClatchy, Mark Thalman, Stefan Wiesen ; original music, Adrienne Penebre.
Performer
Salvatore F. Vecchio.
Summary
A team of medical doctors and research scientists study people with fatal familial insomnia, or FFI, a rare genetic disease that were passed down through generations. The disease not only causes patients to sleeplessness, but also leads its victims to death within months.
Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD-R; Region 1; NTSC; Dolby digital.
Terms Of Use
For sale or rental for private home use in the U.S.A. and Canada only.
