Alan Rickman
Dr. Alfred Blalock
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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 · 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
Movie based on true story Something the Lord Made. Alfred Blalock (1899-1964), a cardiologist (therefore, self-confident to the point of arrogance), leaves Vanderbilt for Johns Hopkins...
- 112 min
- 1.2M
- Vintage & Iconic African American Everything
Fact-based story of a white surgeon and a black lab technician who revolutionized heart surgery amidst the racial injustice of the 1940s. 4,278 IMDb 8.1 1 h 49 min 2004. X-Ray 16+. Drama · Intense · Sentimental · Touching.
- 109 min
A biographical drama based on the true story of Vivien Thomas, a black man who became a pioneer in heart surgery under the guidance of Dr. Alfred Blalock. The movie explores their collaboration, challenges and friendship in the racially segregated 1930s.
- (9K)
- Joseph Sargent
- TV-PG
- Alan Rickman
A TV movie about the partnership between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas, who invented bypass surgery for blue babies. The title refers to Blalock's praise of Thomas' surgical skill as "something the Lord made".
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Watch a fact-based drama about a white surgeon and a black lab technician who revolutionized heart surgery in the 1940s. Starring Alan Rickman, Mos Def, and Mary Stuart Masterson, directed by Joseph Sargent.
