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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks [videorecording (DVD)] / produced by Kathryn Dean ; directed by George C. Wolfe.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2017]Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.)Content type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Life of Henrietta Lacks [videorecording (DVD)]
  • Henrietta Lacks [videorecording (DVD)]
Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe ; music by Branford Marsalis.
Cast: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sylvia Grace Crim, Reed Birney, Karen Wheeling Reynolds, Rose Byrne, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Barkin, Courtney B. Vance.Summary: Tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used in the 1950s to create the first immortal human cell line resulting in medical breakthroughs.
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Based on the book by Rebecca Skloot.

Produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe ; music by Branford Marsalis.

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sylvia Grace Crim, Reed Birney, Karen Wheeling Reynolds, Rose Byrne, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Barkin, Courtney B. Vance.

Tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used in the 1950s to create the first immortal human cell line resulting in medical breakthroughs.

Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.

Home use only.

In English, French or Latin Spanish ; with English (SDH), French or Latin Spanish subtitles.

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