CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 33m
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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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.

Directed byGeorge C. Wolfe

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
EN
Released
April 22, 2017
Studios
HBO FilmsHarpo FilmsCine Mosaic

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) | Official Trailer | HBO

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) | Official Trailer | HBO

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Deborah Lacks

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Henrietta Lacks

Reg E. Cathey

Reg E. Cathey

Zakariyyah

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Rocky Carroll

Rocky Carroll

Sonny Lacks

Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

Sadie

Reed Birney

Reed Birney

Dr. George Gey

John Douglas Thompson

John Douglas Thompson

Lawrence Lacks

Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox

Barbara Lacks

Creative team
Directed by
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe
Written by
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe
Peter Landesman
Peter Landesman
Produced by
Kathryn Dean

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