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

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

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

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$1200000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

18 June 2016

Country

United States of America

Cast

Maurice Hilleman

Maurice Hilleman

Self

Anthony Fauci

Anthony Fauci

Self

Morgan Spector

Morgan Spector

Narrator

Baruch Blumberg

Baruch Blumberg

Self

Joseph Flatley

Joseph Flatley

Self

Louis Galambos

Louis Galambos

Self

Robert Gallo

Robert Gallo

Self

Lorraine Hilleman

Lorraine Hilleman

Self

Jeryl Hilleman

Jeryl Hilleman

Self

Kirsten Hilleman

Kirsten Hilleman

Self

Menga Huffman

Menga Huffman

Self

Samuel L. Katz

Samuel L. Katz

Self

Adel Mahmoud

Adel Mahmoud

Self

Paul Offit

Paul Offit

Self

David Oshinsky

David Oshinsky

Self

Stanley Plotkin

Stanley Plotkin

Self

P. Roy Vagelos

P. Roy Vagelos

Self

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