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  2. The Virtual Corpse

The Virtual Corpse

2003
45m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2003

Runtime

45m

Storyline

Documentary about the first human to donate his body to science so that it could be studied in the form of a 3D database of the entire anatomy that is available to view online. Convicted killer Joseph Paul Jernigan donated his body to science shortly before he was executed in 1993 and this documentary examines what took place after his death by lethal injection.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
45m
Jan 26, 2003
Languages
English
Director
Kaspar Kasics
Production
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
HBO
HBO
Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)
Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)
eXtra Film
eXtra Film
HBO Documentary Films
HBO Documentary Films
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

Victor Spitzer

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Bob Jernigan

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Michael Ackerman

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Reverend Carroll L Pickett

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Vicky Layfield

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Jody Tullos

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Patrick Batchelor

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Dawn Layfield

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Mark Ticer

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