Something the Lord Made

"A breakthrough that changed the face of medicine. A unique partnership that broke the rules."

2004 1h 50m EN

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8.0

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★8.0TMDB · 332

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Synopsis

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A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

“A breakthrough that changed the face of medicine. A unique partnership that broke the rules.”

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Cast

Alan Rickman
Dr. Alfred Blalock
Yasiin Bey
Vivien Thomas
Kyra Sedgwick
Mary Blalock
Gabrielle Union
Clara Thomas
Merritt Wever
Mrs. Saxon
Charles S. Dutton
William Thomas
Mary Stuart Masterson
Dr. Helen Taussig
Irene Ziegler
Francis Grebel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph Sargent
Writers: Peter Silverman, Robert Caswell
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joseph Sargent, shot by Donald M. Morgan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alan Rickman and Yasiin Bey and Kyra Sedgwick carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A breakthrough that changed the face of medicine. A unique partnership that broke the rules.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joseph Sargent directs. Donald M. Morgan behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Michael Brown cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Joseph Sargent, shot by Donald M. Morgan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alan Rickman and Yasiin Bey and Kyra Sedgwick carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A breakthrough that changed the face of medicine. A unique partnership that broke the rules.".
9IMDB entry: tt0386792 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "friendship", "mentor", "biography", "man of one's dreams".