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The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD (2011)
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90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD (2011)

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90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In 1943, Albert Hofmann discovered LSD. Fractions of a milligram are enough to turn our framework of time and space upside down. The story of a drug - its discovery in the Basel chemistry lab, the first experiments by Albert Hofmann on ...See moreIn 1943, Albert Hofmann discovered LSD. Fractions of a milligram are enough to turn our framework of time and space upside down. The story of a drug - its discovery in the Basel chemistry lab, the first experiments by Albert Hofmann on himself, the 1950s experiments of the psychiatrists, the consciousness researchers, the artists. Could it actually be possible to find a path to the core of our human existence by means of a chemical? Spirituality at the flick of a switch? Do the enigmatic effects of this drug really help us to better understand the human soul? Could LSD be an instrument of contemporary psychiatry? Of modern brain research? Written by Martin Witz See less

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Trevor J. Roling narrator in English version (voice) narrator in English version (voice) See fewer	The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD (2011)
Hanspeter Müller narrator in German version (voice) (as Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart) narrator in German version (voice) (as Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart) See fewer	Der Bozen Krimi (2015)
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James S. Ketchum Self - U.S. Army Colonel (Retired), Medical Corps Self - U.S. Army Colonel (Retired), Medical Corps See fewer	The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD (2011)
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