Version:.Also produced in an abridged version of 17 min. 48 sec. under the title The Discovery of Insulin, title code: 106B 0161 089.

Director, Stanley Jackson ; executive producer, Nicholas Balla ; script, Leslie McFarlane ; photography, Reginald Morris ; sound, Michel Belaieff, George Croll ; editing, Robert Russell ; sound editing, Bernard Bordeleau ; music, Eldon Rathburn.

Cast, Leo Ciceri, Norman Ettlinger, Dennis Stanway.

Recorded 1958.

A page from the life of Dr. Frederick Banting, discoverer of insulin for the treatment of diabetes. The film is a re-enactment of the critical year in Dr. Banting's life during which he made his important discovery at the University of Toronto. It convincingly dramatizes the odds against which he and his assistant, Charles Best, worked, the skepticism of other doctors, and the final victory which gave thousands of diabetics a new hope of life and health.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Award of Merit - Category: Theatrical Short, 1959 Diploma of Merit, 1961

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).