Whose Life Is It Anyway?
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"Whose Life Is It Anyway?" is a drama about a paralyzed man's fight for the right to die, best known as a stage play and later a film adaptation exploring medical ethics and personal autonomy.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whose Life Is It Anyway? (stage play) | 0 |
| Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981 film) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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stage play ⓘ television play ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Whose Life Is It Anyway? (television play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Brian Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Whose Life Is It Anyway? (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Brian Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | John Badham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | MGM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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drama ⓘ drama film ⓘ legal drama ⓘ medical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981 film)
NERFINISHED
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Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Whose Life Is It Anyway? (novelisation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Whose Life Is It Anyway? (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ken Harrison
NERFINISHED
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Ken Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
euthanasia
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euthanasia ⓘ medical ethics ⓘ medical ethics ⓘ medical ethics ⓘ patient rights ⓘ personal autonomy ⓘ right to die ⓘ right to die ⓘ right to die ⓘ |
| notableBroadwayProductionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| notableWestEndProductionYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1972
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1975 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Brian Clark
NERFINISHED
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Reginald Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | hospital ⓘ |
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