
MovieDocumentary
HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children
The greatest scientist of the 20th century and no one knows his name.
8.0(1)20161h 6m
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.
- Director
- Donald Rayne Mitchell
- Created by
- Paul Offit,Donald Rayne Mitchell,Gloria Lewis
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Cast
Maurice Hilleman
Self

Anthony Fauci
Self

Morgan Spector
Narrator
Baruch Blumberg
Self
Joseph Flatley
Self
Louis Galambos
Self

Robert Gallo
Self
Lorraine Hilleman
Self
Jeryl Hilleman
Self
Kirsten Hilleman
Self
Menga Huffman
Self
Samuel L. Katz
Self
Adel Mahmoud
Self

Paul Offit
Self
David Oshinsky
Self
Stanley Plotkin
Self
P. Roy Vagelos
Self
Crew
Directing
- Donald Rayne MitchellDirector
Production
- Paul OffitExecutive Producer
- Donald Rayne MitchellExecutive Producer
- Gloria LewisExecutive Producer
- Stacey RobertsUnit Production Manager
- Anthony WerhunProduction Manager
- Carol FlaisherUnit Production Manager
- Tricia PompilioProduction Coordinator
Camera
- Paul Van HauteAdditional Photography
- Bill BurkeAdditional Photography
- Chong K. PakAdditional Photography
Editing
- Judy AleyArchival Footage Coordinator
Sound
- Wendell HanesMusic
- Glen GabrielSound
- Nathan PadgettSound