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The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.1 / 100
2011·Biography / Documentary / History·1h 30m

THE SUBSTANCE: ALBERT HOFMANN'S LSD

“One drop changes everything.”

By coincidence rather than by design, the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann makes a sensational discovery in the spring of 1943. He realizes that he is dealing with a powerful molecule that will have an impact that reaches far beyond the scientific world. THE SUBSTANCE is an investigation into our troubled relationship with LSD, told from its beginnings to today.

Above the Line
Martin Witz·DirectorMartin Witz·WriterPio Corradi·Director of PhotographyMarcel Vaid·MusicStefan Kälin·Editor
Cast
James S. Ketchum·Self
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 1
Martin Witz·Director
Writing· 1
Martin Witz·Writer
Camera· 2
Pio Corradi·Director of PhotographyPatrick Lindenmaier·Director of Photography
Editing· 3
Stefan Kälin·EditorLuisella Realini·Commissioning EditorSilvana Bezzola Rigolini·Commissioning Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Marcel Vaid·MusicStefan Willenegger·Sound DesignerRuss Jaquith·Sound mixerRoland Widmer·Sound DesignerBalthasar Jucker·Sound mixerGuido Keller·Sound mixer
Production· 2
Elda Guidinetti·ProducerAndres Pfäffli·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Paul Avondet·Title Graphics
By the Numbers
68.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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