Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

Joseph Sargent
Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

Joseph Sargent

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Overview

"The true story of two medical pioneers -- one celebrated, one overlooked -- is brought to life in this made-for-cable drama. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) is chief surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, where he is pioneering new techniques in heart surgery. Blalock makes the acquaintance of Vivien Thomas (Mos Def), a carpenter hired to work at the University, and to his surprise discovers a man of keen intelligence who has a great interest in medicine. However, as a poor black man in the Jim Crow South, Thomas lacks the financial resources to obtain a medical degree, though he certainly has the knowledge and the desire. Blalock takes Thomas on as his lab assistant, and together they develop a technique that allows them to correct a common congenital heart defect in children. However, while they work side by side in the lab and in the operating room, Blalock and Thomas do not walk the same paths in society, and Thomas develops a deep resentment that he has been given little credit for his contribution to a medical innovation that makes Blalock famous. Produced for the premium cable network HBO, Something the Lord Made also features Gabrielle Union, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Charles S. Dutton."

Product Details

Release Date: 01/25/2005
UPC: 0026359246128
Original Release: 2004
Rating: NR
Source: STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:50:00
Sales rank: 12,370

Special Features

Closed Caption;Audio commentary with director Joseph Sargent, writer Peter Silverman and executive producers Robert W. Cort and Eric Hetzel; Featurette; Making History slide show

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Mary Stuart Masterson Dr. Helen Taussig
Gabrielle Union Clara
Charles Dutton William Thomas
Clayton LeBouef Harold
Doug Olear Mr. Saxon
Merritt Wever Mrs. Saxon
Marty Lodge Father Aucott
Cliff McMullen Actor
Luray Cooper Actor
Robert Chew Janitor
Mos Def Actor
Christopher Young Composer

Technical Credits
Joseph Sargent Director
Kyra Sedgwick Director
Mary Stuart Masterson Director
Merritt Wever Director
Doug Olear Director
Mike Drake Producer
Julian Krainin Producer
Eric Hetzel Producer,Executive Producer
Robert W. Cort Producer,Executive Producer
David Madden Executive Producer
Peter Silverman Screenwriter
Robert Caswell Screenwriter
Lynn Kressel Casting
Pat Moran Casting
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