The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

TV Movie

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne. It is based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Skloot and documents the story of Henrietta Lacks, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the 1950s, and whose cancer cells (later known as HeLa) would change the course of cancer treatment. The film premiered on HBO on April 22, 2017.

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Screenplay by	Peter Landesman Alexander Woo George C. Wolfe +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Starring	Oprah Winfrey Rose Byrne Renée Elise Goldsberry Courtney B. Vance Reg E. Cathey Ruben Santiago-Hudson Leslie Uggams +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Executive producer	Alan Ball Carla Gardini Peter Macdissi Lydia Dean Pilcher Oprah Winfrey +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Running time	1 hour and 32 minutes +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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