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Title:

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / screenwriter, Peter Landesman ; director, George C. Wolfe.

Publisher:

HBO Home Video,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Nexo Knights DVD videodisc.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Lacks, Henrietta,--1920-1951--Drama.
African American women--Drama.
Cancer--Patients--Virginia--Drama.
Human experimentation in medicine--United States--Drama.
HeLa cells--Drama.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Landesman, Peter, 1965- screenwriter.
Wolfe, George C., film director.
Winfrey, Oprah, actor.
Byrne, Rose, actor.
Cathey, Reg E., actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Skloot, Rebecca, 1972- Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks.
HBO Video (Firm), publisher.

Notes:

"Doscpver what you are made of" -- case. Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017. Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Reg E. Cathey. Based on the nonfiction book 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."

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.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)999842686

UPC:

883929600977

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