Modern Times: The Way of All Flesh (1997)
Modern Times: The Way of All Flesh (1997)
In 1951, a woman died in Baltimore, U.S.A. She was called Henrietta Lacks. These are cells from her body. They were taken from her just before she died. They have been growing and multiplying ever since. There are now billions of these cells in laboratories around the world. If massed together, they would weigh 400 times her original weight. These cells have transformed modern medicine, but they also became caught up in the politics of our age.

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Fred Garrett Fred Garrett As: Himself
George Gey George Gey As: Himself
Howard Jones Howard Jones As: Himself
Mary Kubicek Mary Kubicek As: Herself
Deborah Lacks Pullum Deborah Lacks Pullum As: Herself
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In 1951, a woman died in Baltimore, U.S.A. She was called Henrietta Lacks. These are cells from her body. They were taken from her just before she died. They have been growing and multiplying ever since. There are now billions of these cells in laboratories around the world. If massed together, they would weigh 400 times her original weight. These cells have transformed modern medicine, but they also became caught up in the politics of our age.


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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 19 March 1997

Country: GB

Runtime: 59m

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Directed By

Adam Curtis

Adam Curtis

Director

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Lavinia Riachi

Lavinia Riachi

Production Manager

Annabel Hobley

Annabel Hobley

Producer

Jacqueline Smith

Jacqueline Smith

Researcher

Adam Curtis

Adam Curtis

Producer

Jane Hewertson

Jane Hewertson

Unit Manager

Kathy Manners

Kathy Manners

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Michelle Bradford

Michelle Bradford

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Colin Peters

Colin Peters

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Matt Skilton

Matt Skilton

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