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| Also known as | Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies |
| Genre | Documentary film |
| Based on | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee |
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| Directed by | Barak Goodman |
| Starring | Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee |
| Narrated by | Edward Herrmann |
| Composer | David Cieri |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Producer | Barak Goodman |
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| Running time | 6 h (360 min) |
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| Network | PBS |
| Release | March 30, 2015 |
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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies is a 2015 American documentary film produced and directed by Barak Goodman and executive produced by Ken Burns.[1][2][3][4] The film, in three episodes of two hours each, is based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 2010 book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee,[1] and describes the history of cancer and cancer treatments, particularly in the United States.
The film is narrated by Edward Herrmann, who was himself suffering from terminal brain cancer at the time of its production. He died on December 31, 2014, three months before the film's release, making the series his final performance.[5]
- ^ a b Genzlinger, Neil (March 27, 2015). "Review: In 'Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies,' Battling an Opportunistic Killer". The New York Times. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ McNamara, Mary (March 30, 2015). "Review: PBS' 'Cancer' documentary cuts to the heart of the matter". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Szabo, Liz (March 29, 2015). "Ken Burns tackles history of cancer". USA Today. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Herper, Matthew (March 31, 2015). "What I Hope Everyone Learns From PBS' Big Cancer Documentary". Forbes. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Oldenburg, Ann (January 1, 2015). "'Gilmore Girls' actor Edward Herrmann dies". USA Today. Retrieved August 23, 2015.