Movie

James

Gloucestershire, England, 1796. A poor day labourer is offered work but must first let his son be used in a medical experiment. Based on the story of James Phipps, the eight-year-old boy used by Dr Edward Jenner to test the world's first smallpox vaccine.

Screenplay

Felix Levinson

Director

Claire Oakley

Status

Released

Release date

13/11/2014

Original language

English