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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.
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📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 1,200,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2016-06-18
⌚ Running Time: 66 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.0

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Maurice Hilleman original image
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Maurice Hilleman
Anthony Fauci original image
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Anthony Fauci
Morgan Spector original image
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Morgan Spector
Baruch Blumberg original image
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Baruch Blumberg
Joseph Flatley original image
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Joseph Flatley
Louis Galambos original image
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Louis Galambos
Robert Gallo original image
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Robert Gallo
Lorraine Hilleman original image
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Lorraine Hilleman
Jeryl Hilleman original image
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Jeryl Hilleman
Kirsten Hilleman original image
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Kirsten Hilleman
Menga Huffman original image
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Menga Huffman
Samuel L. Katz original image
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Samuel L. Katz
Adel Mahmoud original image
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Adel Mahmoud
Paul Offit original image
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Paul Offit
David Oshinsky original image
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David Oshinsky
Stanley Plotkin original image
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Stanley Plotkin
P. Roy Vagelos original image
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P. Roy Vagelos

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