The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Dean, Kathryn (Producer), film producer.
Landesman, Peter, 1965- screenwriter.
Woo, Alexander, screenwriter.
Wolfe, George C., film director,
Winfrey, Oprah, actor.
Landesman, Peter, 1965- screenwriter.
Woo, Alexander, screenwriter.
Wolfe, George C., film director,
Winfrey, Oprah, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2017].
Format
Blu-ray
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Irvington Public Library - Movie | BLU-RAY IMMORTAL LIFE OF | Available |
Lewisboro Library - Movie | BLU-RAY IMMORTAL | Available |
Yonkers Riverfront Library - Movie | BLU-RAY FEATURE | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
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.
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.
More Details
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2017].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
883929600960
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a made-for-tv movie on April 22, 2017.
General Note
Based on the true story chronicled in Rebecca Skloot's nonfiction book.
General Note
Widescreen (16x9)
General Note
Special features: 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, Reg E. Cathey, Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney.
Description
It tells the true story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line.
Target Audience
Rating: TV-MA,CHV rating: 14A.
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.
Language
In English, French or Spanish; subtitles in French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dean, K. (., Landesman, P., Woo, A., Wolfe, G. C., Winfrey, O., Byrne, R., Goldsberry, R. E., Cathey, R. E., Vance, C. B., Carroll, R., Uggams, L., Birney, R., Marsalis, B., Yanes, A., El Fani, S., & Skloot, R. (2017). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks . HBO Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kathryn (Producer), Dean et al.. 2017. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. HBO Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kathryn (Producer), Dean et al.. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks HBO Home Entertainment, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dean, Kathryn (Producer),, et al. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks HBO Home Entertainment, 2017.
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