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  • The Miracle of Life (1996)
  • TV Movie | 186 min | Documentary
The Miracle of Life (1996)
TV Movie | 186 min | Documentary
From inside the human body and the miracle of developing life to an insects world seen from the point of view of the insect, cinematographer 'Lennart Nilsson' shows us the world in new ways. Part I, "The Ultimate Journey", moves from ...See moreFrom inside the human body and the miracle of developing life to an insects world seen from the point of view of the insect, cinematographer 'Lennart Nilsson' shows us the world in new ways. Part I, "The Ultimate Journey", moves from fertilization to birth of the human child, with excursions into comparative embryology. "The Unknown World" explores fur beetles and book worms and viruses among others - you will not be able to look at a fur coat the same way again. And in "The Photographer's Secrets" the technical people who developed the instruments he used explain how the cinemagic is done - a kiss from the inside, an opera singer's vocal cords, a tractor as seen 'over the shoulder' of an emerging worm. Written by Bruce Cameron See less
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Director
Mikael Agaton
Writers
Mikael Agaton (additional writer) | Thomas Friedman
Composer
Sheldon Mirowitz
Cinematographers
Graeme McBride (segments: Photographer's Secrets, The) | Lennart Nilsson
Editors
Mikael Agaton | Lars Rengfelt
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Updated Nov 24, 1996
Release date
Nov 24, 1996 (United States)
Awards
1 win

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9 cast members
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Bo Moller
Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", optical designer, Zeiss Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", optical designer, Zeiss   See fewer
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Hans Wigzell
Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", Director, Karolinska Institute Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", Director, Karolinska Institute   See fewer
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Klaus Renner
Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", optical designer, Storz Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", optical designer, Storz   See fewer
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Hans-Jochen Lunemann
Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", Director of Marketing, Storz Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", Director of Marketing, Storz   See fewer
The Miracle of Life (1996)
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Terakazu Eto
Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", Managing Director, JEOL Microscopes Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", Managing Director, JEOL Microscopes   See fewer
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Carl Mydans
Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", photographer, LIFE Magazine Self - segment "The Photographer's Secrets", photographer, LIFE Magazine   See fewer
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Birgit Nilsson
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Lennart Nilsson's primary photo
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