The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Wolfe, George C., film director,
Landesman, Peter, 1965- screenwriter.
Woo, Alexander, screenwriter.
Dean, Kathryn (Producer) film producer.
Winfrey, Oprah, actor.
Published
[New York, New York] : HBO Home Video, [2017].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American women -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
HeLa cells -- Drama.
Historical films.
Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- Drama.
Lacks, Henrietta, -- 1920-1951 -- Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Published
[New York, New York] : HBO Home Video, [2017].
Language
English
UPC
883929600977

Notes

General Note
Based on the book written by Rebecca Skloot.
General Note
Originally broadcast on HBO as a television film on April 22, 2017.
General Note
Wide screen.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Sofian El Fani ; editor, Aaron Yanes ; music, Branford Marsalis ; costume designer, Paul Tazewell ; production designer, Caroline Hanania.
Participants/Performers
Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Courtney B. Vance, Reg E. Cathey, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney, John Douglas Thompson, Adriane Lenox, Roger Robinson, Rocky Carroll.
Description
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.
Target Audience
TV-MA.
System Details
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), Dolby Digital 2.0 (Latin Spanish).
Language
English, French, or Latin Spanish dialogue; French or Latin Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wolfe, G. C., Landesman, P., Woo, A., Dean, K. (., Winfrey, O., Byrne, R., Goldsberry, R. E., Vance, C. B., Cathey, R. E., Santiago-Hudson, R., Uggams, L., Birney, R., Thompson, J. D., Lenox, A., Robinson, R., Carroll, R., El Fani, S., Yanes, A., Marsalis, B., Tazewell, P., Hanania, C., & Skloot, R. (2017). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks . HBO Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

George C., Wolfe et al.. 2017. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. HBO Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

George C., Wolfe et al.. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks HBO Home Video, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wolfe, George C.,, et al. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks HBO Home Video, 2017.

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