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Release Date:
January 25, 2019
Original Title:
Everything You Wanted to Know About Sudden Birth (but were afraid to ask)
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
Germany | United Kingdom | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 11
The amazing story of how the Berkeley police department, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, an Academy Award winner and Mr. Spock from TV’s Star Trek are all connected by “Sudden Birth”, one of the most unintentionally hilarious and disturbing educational films ever created.
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Archival Footage Research:
Rick Prelinger
Skip Elsheimer
Color Designer:
Joe Malina
Director:
Scott Calonico
Editor:
Nathan McGinty
Executive Producer:
Jeffrey Radice
Producer:
Scott Calonico
Skip Elsheimer
Harmon Leon
Sound:
Eric Friend
Writer:
Scott Calonico
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