With the aid of highly magnified internal live photography, medical filmmakers, Lennart Nilsson, Bo Erikson and Carl Lofman, are able to bring to the screen the first filmed sequence of the human ovum undergoing the process of fertilisation - the exact moment when life begins. “The Miracle of Life” then follows the exciting development of the foetus as it prepares to enter the world outside.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302847
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Birth, Hour of
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Birth, Hour of
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conception
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Embryology, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human reproduction
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)