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Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

A breakthrough that changed the face of medicine. A unique partnership that broke the rules.

20047.91h 50m

Overview

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

Directed by Joseph Sargent
Written by Peter Silverman, Robert Caswell
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Top Cast

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Dr. Alfred Blalock

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

Vivien Thomas

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Mary Blalock

Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Clara Thomas

Merritt Wever

Merritt Wever

Mrs. Saxon

Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

William Thomas

Mary Stuart Masterson

Mary Stuart Masterson

Dr. Helen Taussig

Irene Ziegler

Irene Ziegler

Francis Grebel

Luray Cooper

Luray Cooper

Charles Manlove

C

Cliff McMullen

Lodel Williams

Themes & Keywords

friendshipmentorbiographyman of one's dreamsbased on true storyhospitalcardiologistinspiring storysurgeryracial prejudiceopen heart surgerymedical drama1930sracial discriminationmedical experimentmedical research laboratory

About Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made is a tv movie, drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of friendship, mentor, biography, man of one's dreams, based on true story, hospital. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it stars Alan Rickman, Yasiin Bey, Kyra Sedgwick. A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

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