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

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

2016
★★★★☆ 8.0/10
⏱️ 66 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Documentary
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.

Crew

Director
Donald Rayne Mitchell
Producer
Paul Offit, Donald Rayne Mitchell, Gloria Lewis

Production

Medical History Pictures

Keywords

herobiographydoctorvaccinemedical researchvaccinationunsung heromedical documentary