Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

Director: Ric Burns Ric Burns

Overview

Director Ric Burns' documentary examines the life and legacy of the late British-born neurologist and author Oliver Sacks. Drawing from archival footage and a series of lengthy interviews with Sacks in 2015 (after his fatal cancer diagnosis), it explores Sacks' pioneering case studies of his psychiatric and neurological patients ? and his personal struggles with homophobia and an amphetamine addiction.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/13/2021
UPC:	0738329253172
Original Release:	2020
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kino Lorber
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	34,279

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Oliver Sacks	Self
Roberto Calasso	Self
Kate Edgar	Self
Shane Fistell	Self
Atul Gawande	Self
Temple Grandin	Self
Lowell Handler	Self
Mark Homonoff	Self
Anna Horovitz	Self
Eric Kandel	Self
Christof Koch	Self
Robert Krulwich	Self
Isabelle Rapin	Self
Anil Seth	Self
Robert Silvers	Self
Paul Theroux	Self
Lawrence Weschler	Self
Max Whitby	Self
Brian Keane	Composer

Technical Credits

Ric Burns	Director
Paul G. Allen	Executive Producer
Arthur Altschul Jr.	Executive Producer
John Battsek	Executive Producer
Greg Boustead	Executive Producer
Christopher Clements	Executive Producer
Rocky Collins	Executive Producer
Geralyn Dreyfous	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
David Elisco	Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer	Executive Producer
Michael Kantor	Executive Producer
Margaret Munzer Loeb	Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully	Executive Producer
Carole Tomko	Executive Producer
Kathryn Clinard	Producer
Leigh Howell	Producer
Bonnie Lafave	Producer
Nion McEvoy	Executive Producer
Nicole Stott	Executive Producer
Julie Goldman	Executive Producer
Sean Carroll	Executive Producer