The Resource The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks., HBO Films presents ; a Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic production ; a George C. Wolfe film ; produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks., HBO Films presents ; a Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic production ; a George C. Wolfe film ; produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe
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The item The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks., HBO Films presents ; a Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic production ; a George C. Wolfe film ; produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimac Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks., HBO Films presents ; a Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic production ; a George C. Wolfe film ; produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimac Public Library.
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- Contributor
-
- Marsalis, Branford
- Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
- Uggams, Leslie
- Vance, Courtney B.
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Wolfe, George C.
- Woo, Alexander
- Yanes, Aaron
- Landesman, Peter, 1965-
- Your Face Goes Here Entertainment (Firm)
- HBO Video (Firm)
- Birney, Reed, 1954-
- Byrne, Rose
- HBO Films
- Carroll, Rocky
- Cathey, Reg E.
- Cine Mosaic (Firm)
- Dean, Kathryn, (Producer)
- El Fani, Sofian
- Goldsberry, Renée Elise, 1971-
- Harpo Films
- Summary
- 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
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017
- Based on the book written by Rebecca Skloot
- Wide screen (enhanced)
- 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
- Isbn
- 9786316985330
- Label
- The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks.
- Title
- The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks.
- Statement of responsibility
- HBO Films presents ; a Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic production ; a George C. Wolfe film ; produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe
- Contributor
-
- Marsalis, Branford
- Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
- Uggams, Leslie
- Vance, Courtney B.
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Wolfe, George C.
- Woo, Alexander
- Yanes, Aaron
- Landesman, Peter, 1965-
- Your Face Goes Here Entertainment (Firm)
- HBO Video (Firm)
- Birney, Reed, 1954-
- Byrne, Rose
- HBO Films
- Carroll, Rocky
- Cathey, Reg E.
- Cine Mosaic (Firm)
- Dean, Kathryn, (Producer)
- El Fani, Sofian
- Goldsberry, Renée Elise, 1971-
- Harpo Films
- Subject
-
- African American women -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- 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
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- NHP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/composerexpression
- 4IfJg0OoDjc
- Credits note
- Music, Branford Marsalis; editor, Aaron Yanes; director of photography, Sofian El Fani
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- Rating: TV-MA
- Language note
- English, French, or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
- LC call number
- PN1992.77
- LC item number
- .I46 2017
- PerformerNote
- Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney, Reg E. Cathey
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1965-
- 1971-
- 1954-
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Dean, Kathryn
- Landesman, Peter
- Woo, Alexander
- Wolfe, George C.
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Byrne, Rose
- Goldsberry, Renée Elise
- Vance, Courtney B.
- Carroll, Rocky
- Uggams, Leslie
- Birney, Reed
- Cathey, Reg E.
- Marsalis, Branford
- Yanes, Aaron
- El Fani, Sofian
- Skloot, Rebecca
- HBO Films
- Your Face Goes Here Entertainment (Firm)
- Harpo Films
- Cine Mosaic (Firm)
- HBO Video (Firm)
- Runtime
- 90
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Lacks, Henrietta
- African American women
- Cancer
- Human experimentation in medicine
- HeLa cells
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks., HBO Films presents ; a Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic production ; a George C. Wolfe film ; produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe
- Note
-
- Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017
- Based on the book written by Rebecca Skloot
- Wide screen (enhanced)
- 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
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn999842686
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.)
- Isbn
- 9786316985330
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
-
- 00883929600977
- 883929600977
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 3000074643
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)999842686
- System details
- DVD; region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks., HBO Films presents ; a Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic production ; a George C. Wolfe film ; produced by Kathryn Dean ; screenplay by Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe ; directed by George C. Wolfe
- Note
-
- Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017
- Based on the book written by Rebecca Skloot
- Wide screen (enhanced)
- 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
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn999842686
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.)
- Isbn
- 9786316985330
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
-
- 00883929600977
- 883929600977
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 3000074643
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)999842686
- System details
- DVD; region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- African American women -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- 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
Genre
- Feature films
- Drama
- Biographical films
- Film adaptations
- Fiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Historical films
- Made-for-TV movies
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