The Genius and the Boys 15 years old

D Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of Prions - the particles that would emerge as the cause of Mad Cow disease - while working with a cannibal tribe on New Guinea. He was a star of the scientific world. Over his years working amongst the tribes of the South Seas, he adopted 57 kids, bringing them to a new life in Washington DC. His adoptions were hailed as wonderful fatherly beneficence. But, at the height of his career, rumours began to spread he was a paedophile. Gajdusek would argue that if sex with children was okay in their own cultures, he wasn't wrong to join in. How could a great mind like Gajdusek's lose insight so totally, and why would the scientific community to which he was a hero be so quick to leap to his defence and dismiss the allegations? (Storyville)

Credits

The Genius and the Boys Cast

Name Character
Oliver Sacks He was 75, 82 years old when he died as Himself - Professor of Neurology and Author

The Genius and the Boys Crew

Name Department
Bernhard Winkler as Editor. He was 42 (now 58) years old Editing
Bosse Lindquist as Director. He was 55 (now 70) years old Directing
Bosse Lindquist as Writer. He was 55 (now 70) years old Writing
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The Genius and the Boys (15 years)

  • Release day: Monday, June 01, 2009