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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

Dean, Kathryn (film producer). Landesman, Peter 1965- (screenwriter). Woo, Alexander (screenwriter). Wolfe, George C. (film director, screenwriter). Winfrey, Oprah (actor). 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). 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). Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney, Reg E. Cathey. (Cast).

Summary: OPRAH WINFREY and ROSE BYRNE star in this adaptation of Rebecca Skloot's critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name. Told through the eyes of Henrietta Lack's 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.

Record details

ISBN: 6316985339
ISBN: 9786316985330
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [New York, NY] : HBO Home Video, [2017].
Copyright: ©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. Bonus feature: "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."
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, widescreen (16:9) presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Language Note:	English, French, or Spanish dialogue ; French or Spanish subtitles ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).