Something the Lord Made
2004 · Movie · PG · 109 min · ★ 7.9
Fact-based story of a white surgeon and a black lab technician who revolutionized heart surgery amidst the racial injustice of the 1940s.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-05-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 109 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (308 votes)
Themes
- friendship
- mentor
- biography
- man of one's dreams
- based on true story
- hospital
- cardiologist
- inspiring story
- surgery
- racial prejudice
- open heart surgery
- medical drama
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Alan Rickman
as Dr. Alfred Blalock
Yasiin Bey
as Vivien Thomas
Kyra Sedgwick
as Mary Blalock
Gabrielle Union
as Clara Thomas
Merritt Wever
as Mrs. Saxon
Charles S. Dutton
as William Thomas
Mary Stuart Masterson
as Dr. Helen Taussig
Irene Ziegler
as Francis Grebel
Luray Cooper
as Charles Manlove
- CM
Cliff McMullen
as Lodel Williams
Directed by Joseph Sargent