Breaking the Mould ( Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin )

Breaking the Mould (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Peter Hoar

Written By:
Peter Hoar

Actors:
Joe Armstrong ..... Dr Norman Heatley
Julien Ball ..... Pharmaceutical Rep
Stephen Boxer ..... Dr. Arthur Gardner
Oliver Dimsdale ..... Ernst Chain
Amanda Douge ..... Ethel Florey
Kate Fleetwood ..... Dr. Margaret Jennings
Christopher Godwin ..... The Master
Jefferson Hall ..... Albert Alexander
Sam Heughan ..... Dr Charles Fletcher
Joanna Horton ..... Janet
Ambra Lily Keegan ..... Paquita Florey
Philip Langhorne ..... Journalist #2
Denis Lawson ..... Professor Alexander Fleming
Peter O'Connor ..... Mr. Cox
John Sessions ..... Dr. Edward Mellanby
Pip Torrens ..... Radio announcer (voice)
Dominic West ..... Professor Howard Florey

Synopsis:

September 1943. Portland House, England. A meeting of scientists, government officials and pharmaceutical companies come to an agreement that will transform medicine forever: a new life saving drug, penicillin, is to be manufactured. As the attendees step out into the street, the crowded ranks of photographers and journalists converge on Alexander Fleming (Denis Lawson, Star Wars); eager for a quote from the hero of the hour, the man they believe discovered penicillin. As Fleming talks, another scientist, Howard Florey (Dominic West, The Wire), stands unnoticed in the background. Breaking the Mould tells the story behind the discovery of penicillin and the forgotten people involved. A revealing, poignant and witty character driven account of a scientific miracle.

BREAKING THE MOULD is the untold story of the discovery of Penicillin and the forgotten people behind it. Dominic West (THE WIRE) stars as Howard Florey, the Australian scientist who, in 1945, shared the Nobel Prize for his role in the discovery of the life-saving drug. Denis Lawson stars as Alexander Fleming, the more generally acknowledged face of the team's groundbreaking efforts.

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of Pathology.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 14 April, 2010.