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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / HBO Films presents ; a Your Face Goes Here Entertainment production, a Harpo Films production, a 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), (television producer.). Landesman, Peter, 1965- (screenwriter.). Woo, Alexander, (screenwriter.). Wolfe, George C., (television director,, screenwriter.). Winfrey, Oprah, (actor,, television producer.). Byrne, Rose, (actor.). Goldsberry, Renée Elise, 1971- (actor.). Vance, Courtney B., (actor.). Carroll, Rocky, (actor.). Uggams, Leslie, (actor.). Birney, Reed, 1954- (actor.). Cathey, Reg E., (actor.). Marsalis, Branford, (composer (expression)). Yanes, Aaron, (editor of moving image work.). El Fani, Sofian, (director of photography.). 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.). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

"The film tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used without her consent to create the first immortal human cell line. Told through the eyes of her daughter, Deborah Lacks (Winfrey), the film chronicles her search, along with journalist Rebecca Skloot (Byrne), to learn about the mother she never knew and understand how the unauthorized harvesting of Lacks' cancerous cells in 1951 led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs, changing countless lives and the face of medicine forever."--Container.

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 Films, [2017]
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book written by Rebecca Skloot. Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017. 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, Renée 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, dubbed French, or Spanish dialogue; optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).