HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children
The greatest scientist of the 20th century and no one knows his name.
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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Medical History Pictures
- Keyword: hero, biography, doctor, vaccine, medical research, vaccination, unsung hero, medical documentary
- Cast: Maurice Hilleman, Anthony Fauci, Morgan Spector, Baruch Blumberg, Joseph Flatley, Louis Galambos