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
Apr 11, 2021 · Alfred Blalock (1899-1964), a cardiologist (therefore, self-confident to the point of arrogance), leaves Vanderbilt for Johns Hopkins taking with him his lab...
- 112 min
- 1.2M
- Vintage & Iconic African American Everything
Something the Lord Made. [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. 4,273 IMDb 8.1 1 h 49 min 2004.
- 109 min
A biographical drama about the black surgical technician Vivien Thomas and his mentor Dr. Alfred Blalock, who pioneered open-heart surgery in the 1930s. The movie explores their collaboration, challenges and friendship amid racial discrimination and medical breakthroughs.
- (9K)
- Joseph Sargent
- TV-PG
- Alan Rickman
Thomas, an African-American without a college degree, is a gifted mechanic and tool-maker with hands splendidly adept at surgery. In 1941, Blalock and Thomas take on the challenge of blue babies and invent bypass surgery. After trials on dogs, their first patient is baby Eileen, sure to die without the surgery.
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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...
