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

Overview

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.

Directed by Donald Rayne Mitchell

Top cast

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Maurice Hilleman

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Anthony Fauci

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Morgan Spector

Narrator

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Baruch Blumberg

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Joseph Flatley

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Louis Galambos

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Robert Gallo

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Lorraine Hilleman

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Jeryl Hilleman

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Kirsten Hilleman

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Menga Huffman

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Samuel L. Katz

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Adel Mahmoud

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Paul Offit

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David Oshinsky

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Stanley Plotkin

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P. Roy Vagelos

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