HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children
2016
8.0 rating
- 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.
Cast
- Maurice Hilleman
Maurice Hilleman
Self

Anthony Fauci
Self

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

Robert Gallo
Self
- Lorraine Hilleman
Lorraine Hilleman
Self
- Jeryl Hilleman
Jeryl Hilleman
Self
- Kirsten Hilleman
Kirsten Hilleman
Self
- Menga Huffman
Menga Huffman
Self
- Samuel L. Katz
Samuel L. Katz
Self
- Adel Mahmoud
Adel Mahmoud
Self
- Paul Offit
Paul Offit
Self
- David Oshinsky
David Oshinsky
Self
- Stanley Plotkin
Stanley Plotkin
Self
- P. Roy Vagelos
P. Roy Vagelos
Self
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