A look at how Purdue Pharma worked with the FDA to get OxyContin approved for wider use, promoting the highly profitable pain medication's safety without sufficient evidence, and creating a campaign to redefine pain and how it's treated.
Title | The Crime of the Century - Season 1 Episode 1 Part One |
Year | 2021 |
Genre | Documentary, Crime, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | HBO |
Cast | Edward Byrne, Patrick Radden Keefe, Lenny Bernstein, Roy Bosley, Alec Burlakoff, Scott Higham |
Crew | Nancy Abraham (Executive Producer), Lisa Heller (Executive Producer), Alex Gibney (Producer), Sarah Dowland (Producer), Svetlana Zill (Producer), Stacey Offman (Executive Producer) |
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Keyword | pharmaceutical industry, government cover-up, political corruption, government corruption, government regulation, pharmaceuticals, political scandal, crime against humanity, official corruption, pharmaceuticals company, health documentary, observational documentary, opioid epidemic, synthetic heroin, crime documentary, unreliable government, industrial documentary, corrupt government |
First Air Date | May 10, 2021 |
Last Air date | May 11, 2021 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 2 Episode |
Runtime | 118:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 7.84/ 10 by 38.00 users |
Popularity | 7.276 |
Language | English |