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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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1h 33m

Biography, Drama, Historical, Mystery

April 22nd, 2017

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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.

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Cast

Renée Elise Goldsberry
Henrietta Lacks
Sylvia Grace Crim
Mary Kubick
Reed Birney
Dr. George Gey
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Mrs. Margaret Gey
John C. Vennema
Board Administrator
Chasiti Ferrell
Baby Deborah
Chelsea Ferrell
Baby Deborah
Rose Byrne
Rebecca Skloot
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Dr. Roland Pattillo
Oprah Winfrey
Deborah Lacks
Full cast & crew

Directors

George C. Wolfe
Full cast & crew

Producers

Alan Ball
executive producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher
executive producer
Kathryn Dean
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Rebecca Skloot
based on the book written by
Peter Landesman
(screenplay by) and
Alexander Woo
(screenplay by) and
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Discover what you are made of

Keywords

prayer
death
character name in title
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

October 2nd, 2017 (Finland) (DVD premiere)
April 22nd, 2017 (Finland) theatrical
April 22nd, 2017 (United States of America)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (original title)
A Vida Imortal de Henrietta Lacks (Brazil)
Безсмъртната Хенриета Лакс (Bulgaria) (Bulgarian title)
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Locations

Atlanta, Georgia, USA (location)
Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (waterfront scenes at beginning of movie when Rebecca and Deborah first meet.)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA (beginning of movie)
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Running Times

93 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratios

16:9 HD
1.78 : 1

Production Companies

HBO Films (presents)
Your Face Goes Here Entertainment
Cine Mosaic (United States of America)
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Distribution Companies

HBO Max (United States of America) (VOD)
Home Box Office (HBO) (United States of America)
Hotstar (Worldwide)

Special Effects Companies

Phosphene (United States of America) (visual effects)

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Universal Studios Licensing (courtesy of: "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron")
Pond5 (archive footage)
NBC Universal Archives (archive footage) (as NBC Universal Archives)
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