Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime

Overview

In the 1920s, former coal miner Harry Hoxsey claimed to have an herbal cure for cancer. Although scoffed at and ultimately banned by the medical establishment, by the 1950s, Hoxsey's formula had been used to treat thousands of patients, who testified to its efficacy. Was Hoxsey's recipe the work of a snake-oil charlatan or a legitimate treatment? Ken Ausubel directs this keen look into the forces that shape the policies of organized medicine.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 17, 2005

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Peter Barry Chowka,Max Gail

Director

Kenny Ausubel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0175753