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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks  Cover Image DVD DVD

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / HBO Films presents ; a Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic production ; a George C. Wolfe film ; produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe.

Dean, Kathryn (Producer), (film producer.). Landesman, Peter, 1965- (screenwriter.). Woo, Alexander, (screenwriter.). Wolfe, George C., (film director,, screenwriter.). Winfrey, Oprah, (actor.). Byrne, Rose, (actor.). Goldsberry, Ren©Øee Elise, 1971- (actor.). Vance, Courtney B., (actor.). Carroll, Rocky, (actor.). Uggams, Leslie, (actor.). Birney, Reed, 1954- (actor.). Cathey, Reg E., (actor.). Skloot, Rebecca, 1972- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. (Added Author). HBO Films, (presenter.). Your Face Goes Here Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Harpo Films, (production company.). Cine Mosaic (Firm), (production company.). HBO Video (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary:

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9786316985330
  • ISBN: 6316985339
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : HBO Home Video, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017.
Based on the book written by Rebecca Skloot.
Wide screen (enhanced).
Bonus features: "Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne, along with writer/director George C. Wolfe and members of the Lacks family, discuss the legacy of Henrietta Lacks in this compelling Family featurette"; Filming in Georgia.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Branford Marsalis; editor, Aaron Yanes; director of photography, Sofian El Fani.
Participant or Performer Note:
Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Ren©℗♭e Elise Goldsberry, Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney, Reg E. Cathey.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV-MA.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Language Note:
English, French, or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Subject: Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 > Drama.
African American women > Drama.
Cancer > Patients > Virginia > Drama.
Human experimentation in medicine > United States > Drama.
HeLa cells > Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Films for hard of hearing people.
Genre: Feature films.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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