Man, The Incredible Machine

A fascinating documentary which, through the latest techniques in photography and medicine, explores nature's supreme miracle, the human body. Directed, produced, and written by Irwin Rosten, it was shown to acclaim on national public television and has since received many awards., Uses sophisticated photographic and recording techniques to enable viewers to see and hear inside the human body. Probes mechanisms of the senses: eyes, ears, and vocal cords. Includes x-ray motion pictures of the skeleton and joints, mimed dramatizations of the body's muscular arrangement, and color footage of heat emitted from different parts of the body. An endoscopic camera moves through the lungs, bloodstream, and corridors of the heart. Produced by the National Geographic Society. Blue Ribbon winner, American Film Festival.
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Uses photographs and recording techniques in examining the human body, including the heart, lungs, blood vessels, skeleton and joints, muscles, ears, skin, eyes, and brain. (Captioned version available)
, Uses sophisticated photographic and recording techniques to enable viewers to see and hear inside the human body. Probes mechanisms of the senses: eyes, ears, and vocal cords. Includes x-ray motion pictures of the skeleton and joints, mimed dramatizations of the body's muscular arrangement, and color footage of heat emitted from different parts of the body. An endoscopic camera moves through the lungs, bloodstream, and corridors of the heart. Produced by the National Geographic Society. Blue Ribbon winner, American Film Festival.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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