Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

2019, Documentary, 1h 54m

29 Reviews Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life presents a piercingly honest and fittingly full-bodied portrait of a man reckoning with his own mortality. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Friends, family members, colleagues and patients discuss the remarkable life and career of Dr. Oliver Sacks.
  • Genre:
    Documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ric Burns
  • Producer:
    Kathryn Clinard, Leigh Howell, Bonnie Lafave
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Distributor:
    Zeitgeist Films

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Ric Burns
Director
Kathryn Clinard
Producer
Leigh Howell
Producer
Bonnie Lafave
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John Battsek
Executive Producer
Greg Boustead
Executive Producer
Sean B. Carroll
Executive Producer
Christopher Clements
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Geralyn White Dreyfous
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Buddy Squires
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Tom Patterson
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Brian Keane
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