The miracle of life

Duration: 57

Year Published: 1983

Creator: Serviges Television ; directed and produced by Bo G. Erikson and Carl O. Löfman ; written and produced by Bebe Nixon.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Erikson, Bo G.; Löfman, Carl O.; Nixon, Bebe.; Nilsson, Lennart, 1922-2017; Williams, Andrea, active 1985.; Sveriges television.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.); Time-Life Video.

Description: Originally broadcast on PBS on December 15, 1983.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Editing, Andrea Williams ; photography, Lennart, Nilsson.; A documentary which shows the actual conception and development of a baby. Looks inside the male and female reproductive organs to show the formation of sperm and the passage of a fertilized egg through the fallopian tube. Uses a microscope to observe DNA, chromosomes, and other minute body details building up to the moment of birth.; PFA 1612-01-13071. D0004; PFA 1612-01-13073. D0004; PFA 1612-01-13072. D0004; PFA 1612-01-13071. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 2 reels of 2 (57 min.) (2,049 ft.) : opt sd., col. ; 16 mm print. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2006/06/26 Good condition. Best print of the three.; PFA 1612-01-13073. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 2 reels of 2 (57 min.) (2,049 ft.) : opt sd., col. ; 16 mm print. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2006/06/26 Reel 1 has good color. Reel 2 has minor scratches. Good condition. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2007/08/08 Same.; PFA 1612-01-13072. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2006/06 /26 Reel 2 is slightly faded. Good condition. Second best print. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2007/08/08 Same.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE