The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Dean, Kathryn (Producer), film producer.
Landesman, Peter, 1965- screenwriter.
Woo, Alexander, screenwriter.
Wolfe, George C., film director,
Winfrey, Oprah, actor.
Published
[New York, New York] : HBO Home Video, [2017].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
ISBN
9786316985330, 6316985339
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Available from Another Library
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Published
[New York, New York] : HBO Home Video, [2017].
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
ISBN
9786316985330, 6316985339
UPC
00883929600977, 883929600977

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017.
General Note
Based on the book written by Rebecca Skloot.
General Note
Wide screen (enhanced).
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
Music, Branford Marsalis; editor, Aaron Yanes; director of photography, Sofian El Fani.
Participants/Performers
Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney, Reg E. Cathey.
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.
System Details
DVD; region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Language
English, French, or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

Subjects

LC Subjects
African American women -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
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.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects
French dialogue.
French subtitles.
Spanish dialogue.
Spanish subtitles.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dean, K. (., Landesman, P., Woo, A., Wolfe, G. C., Winfrey, O., Byrne, R., Goldsberry, R. E., Vance, C. B., Carroll, R., Uggams, L., Birney, R., Cathey, R. E., Marsalis, B., Yanes, A., El Fani, S., & Skloot, R. (2017). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (Widescreen version.). HBO Home Video.

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

Kathryn (Producer), Dean et al.. 2017. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. [New York, New York]: HBO Home Video.

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

Kathryn (Producer), Dean et al.. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks [New York, New York]: HBO Home Video, 2017.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Dean, K. (., Landesman, P., Woo, A., Wolfe, G. C., Winfrey, O., Byrne, R. and Goldsberry, R. E. et al (2017). The immortal life of henrietta lacks. Widescreen version. [New York, New York]: HBO Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dean, Kathryn (Producer),, et al. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Widescreen version., HBO Home Video, 2017.

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