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Something the Lord Made is a 2004 American made-for-television biographical drama film about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas (1910–1985) and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899–1964), the "Blue Baby doctor" who pioneered modern heart surgery.
May 30, 2004 · A biographical drama based on the true story of Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas, who invented bypass surgery for blue babies in 1941. The movie stars Cliff McMullen, Yasiin Bey, Alan Rickman and Gabrielle Union, and won three Primetime Emmys.
- (15K)
- Biography, Drama
- Joseph Sargent
- 2004-05-30
Fact-based story of a white surgeon and a black lab technician who revolutionized heart surgery amidst the racial injustice of the 1940s. 4,246 IMDb 8.1 1 h 49 min 2004. X-Ray 16+. Drama · Intense · Sentimental · Touching. Free trial of Max, rent, or buy.
A biographical drama about the true story of Vivien Thomas, a black man who helped Dr. Alfred Blalock develop a life-saving surgery for infants with heart defects. The movie stars Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Yasiin Bey, and Gabrielle Union, and has mixed reviews from critics and audiences.
- (9K)
- Joseph Sargent
- TVPG
- Alan Rickman
In this HBO Original movie, two men achieve an enormous medical breakthrough that earns one an award and the other, a painful lesson in unequal opportunity.
- Joseph Sargent
- drama
- 106 mins
- 106 min
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Alfred Blalock (1899-1964), a cardiologist (therefore, self-confident to the point of arrogance), leaves Vanderbilt for Johns Hopkins taking with him his lab technician, Vivien Thomas (1910-1985).
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