Rent Breaking the Mould (2009)
3.5 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 20min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
September 1943. Portland House, England. A meeting of scientists, government officials and pharmaceutical companies come to an agreement that will transform medicine forever: a new life saving drug, penicillin, is to be manufactured. As the attendees step out into the street, ranks of photographers and journalists converge on Alexander Fleming (Denis Lawson), eager for a quote from the hero of the hour, the man who discovered penicilin. But as Fleming talks, another scientist, Howard Florey (Dominic West), stands unnoticed in the background. 'Breaking the Mould' tells the story behind the discovery of penicillin and the forgotten people involved. A revealing, poignant and witty character-driven account of a scientific miracle. - Actors:
- Dominic West, Denis Lawson, Oliver Dimsdale, Joe Armstrong, John Sessions, Kate Fleetwood, Stephen Boxer, Amanda Douge, Sam Heughan, Peter O'Connor, Jefferson Hall, Ian Lindsay, Christopher Godwin, Joanna Horton, Sarah Ball, Julien Ball, Henry Wood, Andrew McKay, Phill Langhorne, Harry Hosier Beeson
- Directors:
- Peter Hoar
- Producers:
- Pier Wilkie
- Voiced By:
- Pip Torrens
- Writers:
- Kate Brooke
- Aka:
- Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin
- Studio:
- Digital Classics DVD
- Genres:
- Drama
