The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Name: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 2017-04-22
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Reg E. Cathey, Courtney B. Vance

2017·Movie·93 min·★ 6.4(109)

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“Discover what you are made of”

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.

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About The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a 2017 English-language drama, history and tv movie film directed by George C. Wolfe. The cast is led by Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry. It has a runtime of 1h 33m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was produced by Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic, and HBO Films and made in United States of America. It was released on April 22, 2017.

Director: George C. Wolfe
Writers: George C. Wolfe, Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo
Release date: April 22, 2017
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic, HBO Films

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks cast & crew

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was directed by George C. Wolfe and written by George C. Wolfe, Peter Landesman, and Alexander Woo.

The cast features 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 Rocky Carroll as Sonny Lacks.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Branford Marsalis, cinematography is by Sofian El Fani, and it was produced by Alan Ball and Lydia Dean Pilcher.

Is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks worth watching?

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 109 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 33m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy drama, history, and tv movie, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is worth a place on your watchlist.

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