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Something Hidden - A Portrait of Wilder Penfield

  • 1981
  • 57m
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Wilder Penfield in Something Hidden - A Portrait of Wilder Penfield (1981)
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Examines the career of Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield, who developed innovative methods of brain surgery that discovered the centers of motor control and sensation. His "Montreal Meth... Read allExamines the career of Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield, who developed innovative methods of brain surgery that discovered the centers of motor control and sensation. His "Montreal Method," in which the patient remained conscious during surgery, pioneered new treatments for ... Read allExamines the career of Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield, who developed innovative methods of brain surgery that discovered the centers of motor control and sensation. His "Montreal Method," in which the patient remained conscious during surgery, pioneered new treatments for epilepsy.

  • Director
    • Robert Lower
  • Writer
    • Jefferson Lewis
  • Stars
    • Len Cariou
    • William Hutt
    • William Feindel
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    • Director
      • Robert Lower
    • Writer
      • Jefferson Lewis
    • Stars
      • Len Cariou
      • William Hutt
      • William Feindel
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    Len Cariou
    Len Cariou
    • Narrator
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    William Hutt
    • Dr. Wilder Penfield
    • (voice)
    William Feindel
    • Self (neurosurgeon)
    Kathleen Grier
    • Self (nurse)
    Herbert Jasper
    • Self (neurosurgeon)
    Crosby Lewis
    • Self (son-in-law)
    Ruth Mary Lewis
    • Self (daughter)
    Hugh MacLennan
    Hugh MacLennan
    • Self (novelist)
    Wilder Penfield Jr.
    • Self (son)
    Pauline Vanier
    • Self (wife of Georges Vanier)
    Ruth Penfield
    • Self (sister)
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    • (uncredited)
    Wilder Penfield
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Elizabeth II
    • Self (with Mountie escort)
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Lower
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      • Jefferson Lewis
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    • Country of origin
      • Canada
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