| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical Dolby digital surround 5.1 rda |
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video file Blu-Ray region A rda |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A, 1080p High Definition, widescreen (16x9, 1.78:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Engligh), Dolby digital surround 5.1 (French), DTS digital surround 2.0 (Spanish); requires Blu-ray player. |
| Cast |
Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Reg E. Cathey, Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney. |
| Credits |
Music, Branford Marsalis ; editor, Aaron Yanes ; director of photography, Sofian El Fani. |
| Note |
Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017. |
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Based on the true story chronicled in Rebecca Skloot's nonfiction book. |
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Widescreen (16x9) |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-MA CHV rating: 14A. |
| Summary |
It tells the true story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line. |
| Note |
Special features: Family featurette; Filming in Georgia. |
| Language |
In English, French or Spanish; subtitles in French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972- -- Film adaptations.
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Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- Drama.
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African American women -- Drama.
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Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Drama.
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Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- Drama.
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HeLa cells -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Made-for-TV movies.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Dean, Kathryn (Producer), film producer.
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Landesman, Peter, 1965- screenwriter.
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Woo, Alexander, screenwriter.
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Wolfe, George C., film director, screenwriter.
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Winfrey, Oprah, actor.
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Byrne, Rose, actor.
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Goldsberry, Renée Elise, 1971- actor.
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Cathey, Reg E., actor.
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Vance, Courtney B., actor.
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Carroll, Rocky, actor.
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Uggams, Leslie, actor.
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Birney, Reed, 1954- actor.
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Marsalis, Branford, composer (expression)
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Yanes, Aaron, editor of moving image work.
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El Fani, Sofian, director of photography.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks.
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HBO Films, presenter.
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Your Face Goes Here Entertainment (Firm), production company.
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Harpo Films, production company.
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Cine Mosaic (Firm), production company.
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HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
883929600960 |
| Music No. |
1000650979 HBO Home Entertainment |
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2000136061 HBO Home Entertainment (disc) |
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3000074644 HBO Home Entertainment (container) |
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1911362X HBO Home Entertainment |
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