Something the Lord made / HBO Films presents a Cort/Madden production, a Joseph Sargent film ; producer, Julian Krainin ; produced by Mike Drake ; written by Peter Silverman and Robert Caswell ; directed by Joseph Sargent.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoNew York, NY : HBO Video, ©2004.
Description1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorSargent, Joseph, 1925-2014
Other author/creatorKrainin, Julian.
Other author/creatorRickman, Alan.
Other author/creatorMos Def (Rapper)
Other author/creatorSedgwick, Kyra.
Other author/creatorUnion, Gabrielle.
Other author/creatorWever, Merritt.
Other author/creatorYoung, Christopher, 1957-
Other author/creatorHBO Video (Firm)
Abstract Tells the emotional true story of two men who defined the rules of their time to launch a medical revolution, set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow south. Working in 1940s Baltimore on an unprecedented technique for performing heart surgery on "blue babies", Dr. Alfred Blalock and lab technician Vivien Thomas form an impressive team. As Blalock and Thomas invent a new field of medicine, saving thousands of lives in the process, social pressures threaten to undermine their collaboration and tear them apart.
Local noteLittle-305131061508X
General noteSpecial features: Audio commentary with director Joseph Sargent, writer Peter Silverman and executive producers Robert W. Cort and Eric Hertzel; Making history slide show.
CreditsDirector of photography, Donald M. Morgan ; editor, Michael Brown ; music composer, Christopher Young ; costume designer, Karyn Wagner ; production designer, Vincent Peranio.
Cast Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Kyra Sedgwick, Gabrielle Union, Merritt Wever, Clayton LeBouef, Charles Dutton, Mary Stuart Masterson.
Date/time/place of a event noteOriginally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie in 2004.
Audience Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish, French, or Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Genre/formMedical television programs.
Genre/formBiographical television programs.
Genre/formFiction television programs.
Genre/formMade-for-TV movies.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
ISBN078312404X
ISBN9780783124049
UPC 026359246128
Publisher number92461 HBO Video
Stock numberMidwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Compact DVDs PN1997 .S677818 2004 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold