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HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children
HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children
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HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children

2016
1h 6m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2016

Runtime

1h 6m

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Storyline

"The greatest scientist of the 20th century and no one knows his name."

A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children tells the inspiring story of Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman, a man with a singular, unwavering focus — to eliminate the diseases of children. From his poverty-stricken youth on the plains of Montana, he came to prevent pandemic flu, develop the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, and invent the first-ever vaccine against human cancer.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 6m
Jun 18, 2016
Digital Release
Jun 18, 2016
Languages
English
Director
Donald Rayne Mitchell
Production
Medical History Pictures
Medical History Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Official Website

Top Cast

17 Cast Members

Maurice Hilleman

Self

Anthony Fauci

Anthony Fauci

Self

Morgan Spector

Morgan Spector

Narrator

Baruch Blumberg

Self

Joseph Flatley

Self

Louis Galambos

Self

Robert Gallo

Robert Gallo

Self

Lorraine Hilleman

Self

Jeryl Hilleman

Self

Kirsten Hilleman

Self

Menga Huffman

Self

Samuel L. Katz

Self

Adel Mahmoud

Self

Paul Offit

Self

David Oshinsky

Self

Stanley Plotkin

Self

P. Roy Vagelos

Self

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