WUSTL Film and Media Archive

Title Work

Title No: 22840

Title: Dr. Heidegger's experiment

Alternate Titles:

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Dr. Heidegger's experiment.

Short story showcase

Humanities

Medium: Moving Image

Original Medium: Film

Date: 1969 (Release)

Original Summary:

"The consequences of tampering with nature and the rejection of conventional morality are themes used by Nathaniel Hawthorne in this short story of how Dr. Heidigger's experiment with water from the fountain of youth brings out the true characters of four old friends." - Summary from Worldcat.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 22 min

Forms: Short

Genres: Adaptation; Drama; Educational; Fantasy

Subjects: Ethics

Name As Subjects: Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Credits:

	Role	Name
	Production Company	Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation
	Academic Adviser	Fadiman, Clifton
	Writer	Hawthorne, Nathaniel
	Director	Yust, Larry
	Producer	Yust, Larry
	Adapter/Dramatization	Yust, Larry

Items ^x1

	Item	Description
	22840-1	Safety Film : Viewing print

Contained By ^x1

	Title No	Title
	4819	St. Louis Public Schools educational film library