The Incredible Machine

The Incredible Machine

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 28, 1975

Runtime

0h 59m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

70%

Original Title

The Incredible Machine

Production Companies

National Geographic, Wolper Productions

Director

Ed Spiegel

Description

The Incredible Machine [also known as Man: The Incredible Machine] is a 1975 American documentary film directed by Irwin Rosten and Ed Spiegel. It follows a "ourney" inside the human body, using advanced technology of microscopic photography and sound, including scenes of heat radiation, color x-rays, and camera exploration of a living human heart. The film is famous for including some of the first pictures ever taken inside the human body and presented on film, using some of the earliest film that medical researchers had taken inside the human digestive tract and bloodstream. It ranked as the most-watched program in Public Broadcasting Service until 1982. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.