The Quest

Jackson, Stanley, (film director.). Balla, Nicholas, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: A page from the life of Dr. Frederick Banting, discoverer of insulin for the treatment of diabetes. The film is a re-enactment of the critical year in Dr. Banting's life during which he made his important discovery at the University of Toronto. It convincingly dramatizes the odds against which he and his assistant, Charles Best, worked, the skepticism of other doctors, and the final victory which gave thousands of diabetics a new hope of life and health.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (38 min., 13 sec.) : sound, black and white
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2009.
Copyright: ©1958

Content descriptions

General Note:	Version:.Also produced in an abridged version of 17 min. 48 sec. under the title <I>The Discovery of Insulin</I>, title code: 106B 0161 089.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Stanley Jackson ; executive producer, Nicholas Balla ; script, Leslie McFarlane ; photography, Reginald Morris ; sound, Michel Belaieff, George Croll ; editing, Robert Russell ; sound editing, Bernard Bordeleau ; music, Eldon Rathburn.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cast, Leo Ciceri, Norman Ettlinger, Dennis Stanway.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1958.
Target Audience Note:	14-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Award of Merit - Category: Theatrical Short, 1959 Diploma of Merit, 1961
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).