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.
Cast
Maurice Hilleman
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Anthony Fauci
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Morgan Spector
Narrator
Baruch Blumberg
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Joseph Flatley
Self
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
Self
Menga Huffman
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Samuel L. Katz
Self
Adel Mahmoud
Self
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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Crew
Judy Aley
Archival Footage Coordinator
Donald Rayne Mitchell
Director, Executive Producer
Tricia Pompilio
Production Coordinator
Paul Offit
Executive Producer
Gloria Lewis
Executive Producer
Glen Gabriel
Sound
Nathan Padgett
Sound
Wendell Hanes
Music
Paul Van Haute
Additional Photography
Bill Burke
Additional Photography
Chong K. Pak
Additional Photography
Anthony Werhun
Production Manager
Stacey Roberts
Unit Production Manager
Carol Flaisher
Unit Production Manager
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