The substance Albert Hofmann's LSD

DVD 2013

Chronicles the 1943 discovery of LSD by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, the attempts by Hofmann and other scientists to promote the drug for its therapeutic potential, and its hijacking by the 1960s counterculture and subsequent descent into infamy.

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Chemists Switzerland Biography

Hofmann, Albert, 1906-2008

LSD (Drug) History

LSD (Drug) Social aspects

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Edition:

Widescreen

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in
digital optical surround Dolby digital 5.1
DVD NTSC
video file DVD video

Other Title:

Substance, Albert Hofmann's LSD [DVD]

Notes:

Documentary
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011
Music composer, Marcel Vaid
Narrator, Trevor J. Roling ; featuring Albert Hofmann, Martin A. Lee, Stanislav Grof, James S. Ketchum
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.1 Stereo, 5.1 Surround

Contents:

Special features: 27 min. inteview with filmmaker Martin Witz

Control Number:

962109

UPC:

854565001589

Other Authors:

Grof, Stanislav, 1931- participant
Guidinetti, Elda, 1941- producer
Hofmann, Albert, 1906-2008, participant
Icarus Films, publisher
Ketchum, James S., participant
Lee, Martin A., participant
Pfäffli, Andres, producer
Roling, Trevor J., narrator
Vaid, Marcel, 1967- composer
Witz, Martin, director, filmmaker, screenwriter

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