Project Detail

Diagnosing Darwin

Name: Diagnosing Darwin
Director: Tom Cholmondeley
Released: 2004
Duration: 47 mins

Synopsis

Charles Darwin suffered from an illness that has puzzled a century of doctors. Dr Rob McCall believes he was struck down by a South American assassin - a disease that today infects millions of people. He sets out to solve the riddle, but it will take forensics and the latest medical knowledge to get even closer to an answer.

Details

Year: 2004
Type of project: Features
Running time: 47 mins
Format: DigiBeta
Director: Tom Cholmondeley
Producer: Harry Marshall
Executive Producer: Harry Marshall
Editor: Darren Flaxstone
Director of Photography: Ted Giffords
Sound: Andrea Clare
Composer: Nigel Beaham Powell, Bella Russel
Principal cast: Paul Ridley

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Icon Films Ltd

4 West End, Somerset Street
Bristol BS2 8NE
UK

T+44 (0)117 924 8535

laura.m@iconfilms.co.uk

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www.iconfilms.co.uk

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