Movie
Something the Lord Made
Overview
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-05-30
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Nina Saxon Film Design, HBO Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
- Cliff McMullen as Lodel Williams
- Clayton LeBouef as Harold Thomas
- James Lewis as Medical Intern
Crew
- Joseph Sargent - Director
- Peter Silverman - Writer
- Robert Caswell - Writer
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