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    John's Not Mad

    28'

    1989-03-14

    4.8

    Documentary

    Overview:

    John's Not Mad is a QED documentary made by the BBC in 1989. It was ranked, in a British public poll, as one of the 50 Greatest Documentaries. The film shadows John Davidson, a 15-year-old from Galashiels in Scotland, who had severe Tourette syndrome. John's life was explored in terms of his family and the close-knit community around him, and how they all coped with a misunderstood condition.

    DirectingValerie Kaye

    Cast

    1

    Narrator (voice)

    Eleanor Bron

    1

    Self

    John Davidson

    1

    Self

    Heather Davidson

    1

    Self

    Oliver Sacks

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. BBC
    • Vote Count: 3
    • Popularity: 0.4205
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:John's Not Mad

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