Dr. Guillotin and His Execution Machine


60m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Documentary about the invention of the guillotin. Dr. Guillotin thought that it would be a swift, painless and humanitarian means of execution during the French Revolution, but it turned out to be the symbol of political tyranny. This is the story of the guillotin, the man who invented it and the le

Film Details

Also Known As
History's Mysteries (08/23/99)
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

Documentary about the invention of the guillotin. Dr. Guillotin thought that it would be a swift, painless and humanitarian means of execution during the French Revolution, but it turned out to be the symbol of political tyranny. This is the story of the guillotin, the man who invented it and the leaders who abused it.

Crew

Lola Armienta

Production Accountant

Jil Atkinson

Conceptual Illustrator

Tiana Barnes

Animator

Morgan Bell

Art Department

Thomas Bertch

Sound

Alex Botenko

Camera

Gina Brown

Production Coordinator

Caroline Chai

Assistant Editor

Mike Clevenger

Sound

Ciria Cordero-caban

Production Accountant

Frank Deangelis

Sound

Arthur Drooker

Field Producer

Arthur Drooker

Writer

Bryan Duggan

Camera

Casey Duggan

Production Assistant

David Ferral

Production Assistant

Sueann Finicke

Producer

John Gengl

Associate Producer

Daniel Gerould

Consultant

Miles Ghormley

Sound

Kent Gibson

Audio

Christopher K. Grap

Production Assistant

Elizabeth Gray

Associate Producer

Vikki Griffin

Makeup

Vikki Griffin

Hair

Victoria Hammel

Assistant Editor

Matt Horn

Graphics

Mark Hufnail

Executive Producer

Adam Hyman

Segment Producer

Andrew Keresztes

Music

Kevin Kiner

Music

David Markman

Accountant

Jim Milio

Executive Producer

Ian Miller

Clearance Coordinator

Tom Mitchell

Audio

Josh Morten

Camera

Teiji Ozawa

Animator

Nick Papadakis

Production Assistant

Melissa Jo Peltier

Executive Producer

Garrett Pominville

Other

Abbe Raven

Executive Producer

Larry Reinhart

Conceptual Illustrator

Luke Rifle

Sound

Jaci Rohr

Costume Designer

Jenifer Roosevelt

Other

Edward Roy

Camera

Chris Simpson

Production

Chris Simpson

On-Line Editor

Mark Sterling

Sound

Mark Thalman

Camera

Tria Thalman

Field Producer

Ann Tisdale

Production Assistant

Kim Ward

Assistant Production Accountant

Susan Werbe

Executive Producer

Robyn Williams

Costumes

Peter Zifchak

Editor

Chris Zimmerman

Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
History's Mysteries (08/23/99)
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Quotes

Trivia