Dr. Alfred Blalock
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A 2004 TV film about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock. Based on a true story, the film depicts their breakthroughs in heart surgery and the racism they faced.
Something the Lord Made: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Cliff McMullen, Yasiin Bey, Luray Cooper, Alan Rickman. A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
- (16K)
- Biography, Drama
- Joseph Sargent
- 2004-05-30
Something the Lord Made. GOLDEN GLOBES® 2X nominee. [HBO] HD. Fact-based story of a white surgeon and a black lab technician who revolutionized heart surgery amidst the racial injustice of the 1940s. 4,367. IMDb 8.1 1 h 49 min 2004 X-Ray 16+. Drama • Intense • Sentimental • Touching.
A biographical drama about Vivien Thomas, a black man who became a pioneer of cardiac surgery in the 1930s. Read the critics' and audience's opinions, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the film.
- (599)
- Joseph Sargent
- TV-PG
- Alan Rickman
Emotional, fact-based drama of revolution and racism about a wealthy white surgeon and a poor black lab tech who work together to achieve a medical breakthro...
Coarse Language. 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.
A TV movie about the partnership between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas, who invented bypass surgery for blue babies. The movie shows their challenges and achievements in a racist America, and the recognition they received for their work.
