The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks(2017)
“Discover what you are made of”
Overview
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.
Director
George C. Wolfe
Studio
Harpo Films
Cast
Oprah Winfrey
as Deborah Lacks
Rose Byrne
as Rebecca Skloot
Renée Elise Goldsberry
as Henrietta Lacks
Reg E. Cathey
as Zakariyyah
Courtney B. Vance
as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
Rocky Carroll
as Sonny Lacks
Leslie Uggams
as Sadie
Reed Birney
as Dr. George Gey
John Douglas Thompson
as Lawrence Lacks
Adriane Lenox
as Barbara Lacks
Roger Robinson
as Day Lacks
John Beasley
as Cliff
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Movie Facts
Release Year
2017
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
English
Rating
6.4 / 10
Production Companies
Harpo Films • Cine Mosaic • HBO Films
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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.
Who directed The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks?▼
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was directed by George C. Wolfe and released in 2017. It is a drama, history, tv movie film.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has a runtime of 1 hours and 33 minutes (93 minutes total).
Who stars in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks?▼
The cast of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks includes Oprah Winfrey as Deborah Lacks, Rose Byrne as Rebecca Skloot, Renée Elise Goldsberry as Henrietta Lacks, Reg E. Cathey as Zakariyyah, Courtney B. Vance as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield and more.
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