Countdown to collision
- Contributor(s):
- Head, Murdock. Airlie Productions. George Washington University. Department of Medical and Public Affairs. American Academy of Family Physicians. Medical Society of the District of Columbia.
- Publication:
- [Airlie, Va.?] : George Washington University, [1972]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Environmental Pollution Environment Population Density United States
- Genre(s):
- Documentaries and Factual Films
- Abstract:
- The film opens with a poem describing a pristine land as the camera scans the landscape. Then the film shows bulldozers plowing up the land. It then shows the area being paved with concrete and construction on the site. Trash is strewn everywhere. People are interviewed about the quality of life they have. Older people reflect on the changes that have been made to the land over their lifetimes. Other people comment on pollution, over-population, and other environmental issues. The film shows various problems with the environment and Hugh Downs comments on how this affects the health of the population.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 027 min.
- Color:
- Color
- Sound:
- Sound
- Cast:
- Commentary by Hugh Downs.
- Credits:
- Executive producer, Murdock Head ; producer, Frank Kavanaugh ; director-editor, Charles E. Francis ; cinematographers, Charles Durie, et al.
- Provenance:
- 16 mm film Gift; Hugh Rigby, Chief, Media/Materials Clearinghouse Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs; 20011203; Acc# 2002-14. and DVD Transfer; Exhibition Program, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine; 20070806.
- Technique:
- Live action
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101465236 (See catalog record)
- OCLC no.:
- 213379531
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101465236