In the summer of 1928, the Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by accident, but it would take two more decades and a world war before he and others succeeded in producing the antibiotic in such large quantities as to eradicate the epidemics of the time: typhus, syphilis, gangrene and tuberculosis.
Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
Stars: Stephan Schad, Imanuel Humm
Crew: Jan Gebhardt (Production Design), Katrin Timpner (Hairstylist), Kati Ostermann (Costume Designer), Katrin Timpner (Makeup Artist), George Kochbeck (Original Music Composer), Ralf Gemmecke (Director of Photography)
Country: Germany
Language: English, Deutsch
Studio: dmfilm und tv produktion, ZDF, ARTE
Runtime: 53 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 26, 2018
IMDb: 10
Keywords:medicine, penicillin
