Record Number |
543474 |
Title |
Concussion. / |
Publication details |
Australia Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, 2016 |
Pagination etc. |
1 videodisc (117 minutes) : (DVD video) sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Creation Note |
Produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman, Elizabeth Cantillon ; written and directed by Peter Landesman.. |
Performer note |
Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Morse, Albert Brooks. |
Summary Note |
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful - and beloved - institutions in the world. |
Target audience note |
Censorship Classification: M. |
Subject |
Omalu, Bennet I.(Bennet Ifeakandu) |
Omalu, Bennet I.(Bennet Ifeakandu) |
Laskas, Jeanne Marie, -- 1958- |
Omalu, Bennet I.(Bennet Ifeakandu) |
National Football League -- Drama |
FastBack collection |
Neuropathologists -- Drama |
Football players -- Drama |
Brain -- Concussion -- Drama |
Football injuries -- Drama |
Added Entry |
Smith, Will |
Baldwin, Alec |
Brooks, Albert |
Mbatha-Raw, Gugu |
Morse, David |
Howard, Arliss |
Reiser, Paul |
Wilson, Luke |
Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale |
Laskas, Jeanne Marie |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale .
- Baldwin, Alec .
- Brooks, Albert .
- Howard, Arliss .
- Laskas, Jeanne Marie .
- Mbatha-Raw, Gugu .
- Morse, David .
- Reiser, Paul .
- Smith, Will .
- Wilson, Luke .
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