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.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 3000074643 | HBO Home Video | (container)Language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: [New York, New York] : HBO Home Video, [2017]Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9786316985330
- 6316985339
- Music, Branford Marsalis; editor, Aaron Yanes; director of photography, Sofian El Fani.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD | Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Immortal | Available | 33111009065638 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It tells the true story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line.
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)
Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017.
Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney, Reg E. Cathey.
Music, Branford Marsalis; editor, Aaron Yanes; director of photography, Sofian El Fani.
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.
Rating: TV-MA.
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.