Basic Info
Release: January 26, 2003
Runtime: 45 min
Status: Released

The Virtual Corpse

2003 45 min
Overview

Documentary about the first human to donate his body to science so that it could be studied in the form of a 3D database of the entire anatomy that is available to view online. Convicted killer Joseph Paul Jernigan donated his body to science shortly before he was executed in 1993 and this documentary examines what took place after his death by lethal injection.

Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
  • United States of America
Spoken Languages
  • English en

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Cast
Victor Spitzer
Himself
Bob Jernigan
Himself
Michael Ackerman
Himself
Reverend Carroll L Pickett
Herself
Vicky Layfield
Herself
Jody Tullos
Herself
Patrick Batchelor
Himself
Dawn Layfield
Herself
Mark Ticer
Himself
Crew
Joe Berlinger
Joe Berlinger
Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins
Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer
Kaspar Kasics
Director
Michael Gerber
Michael Gerber
Music
Wendy Blackstone
Music
Kaspar Kasics
Producer
Kaspar Kasics
Writer
Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer