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

2016
Directed byDonald Rayne Mitchell
1h 6m

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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Morgan Spector
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Baruch BlumbergSelf
Joseph FlatleySelf
Louis GalambosSelf
Robert GalloSelf
Lorraine HillemanSelf
Jeryl HillemanSelf
Kirsten HillemanSelf
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STATUSReleased
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8.0

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