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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. , United States - [New York, New York] : HBO Home Video, [2017] - 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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.

Music, Branford Marsalis; editor, Aaron Yanes; director of photography, Sofian El Fani. Music, Branford Marsalis; editor, Aaron Yanes; director of photography, Sofian El Fani.

Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney, Reg E. Cathey.

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.

Rating: TV-MA.


DVD; region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital.


English, French, or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

ISBN: 9786316985330 6316985339

Standard No.: 00883929600977 gtin-14 883929600977

Publisher. No.: 3000074643 HBO Home Video

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 --Drama.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American women--Drama.
Cancer--Patients--Virginia--Drama.
Human experimentation in medicine--United States--Drama.
HeLa cells--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Made-for-TV movies.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.