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Overview

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Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers (WGA):

Peter Silverman (written by) and
Robert Caswell (written by)

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Release Date:

30 May 2004 (USA) more

Genre:

Biography | Drama more

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 19 nominations more

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(8 articles)

Clint Eastwood KO's Directors Guild
 (From IMDb News. 30 January 2005)

Reeve Receives Posthumous DGA Nomination
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 11 January 2005)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alan Rickman ... Dr. Alfred Blalock

Mos Def ... Vivien Thomas

Kyra Sedgwick ... Mary Blalock

Gabrielle Union ... Clara Thomas
Merritt Wever ... Mrs. Saxon

Clayton LeBouef ... Harold Thomas

Charles S. Dutton ... William Thomas (as Charles Dutton)
Mary Stuart Masterson ... Dr. Helen Taussig
Cliff McMullen ... Lodel Williams
Luray Cooper ... Charles Manlove

Irene Ziegler ... Frances Grebel
John Emmanuel ... Man at park
Harold J. Abell Sr. ... Man #1
Michael E. Russell ... Bank officer
Henri Edmonds ... Mary Thomas
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Additional Details

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA more


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Trivia:

Based in part on the magazine article "Like Something The Lord Made" by Katie McCabe. It was published in the Washingtonian and earned McCabe the 1990 National Magazine Feature Writing Award. more

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Reader's Digest published a photograph of that first operation, and one of the participants was identified as Dr. Michael DeBakey. Although a professor at Tulane, he was on leave as a consultant to the Surgeon General in Washington. more

Quotes:

[Vivien is abruptly leaving the laboratory]
Alfred Blalock: We have work to do.
Vivien Thomas: Do I have your permission, to do some work for my landlord, so I can pay my rent?
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Movie Connections:

Featured in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

Baltimore Bounce more


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69 out of 73 people found the following comment useful.
You must experience this movie, 4 January 2005
10/10
Author: rwerblin from United States

I'm a physician who has been involved with children with congenital heart disease, including "blue babies." This movie will move you, regardless of who you are. Drs. Blalock & Taussig, whose ingenious procedure is used to convey the aspects of this film (Blalock-Taussig Shunt), were two of my 'heros.' The amazing genius and operative dexterity of surgical research phenomenon Vivian Thomas, and his focus on, love for, and persistence with his work against seemingly unscale-able obstacles, in superbly portrayed by Mos Def. His achievements, out of his background and lack of opportunities, made me feel that I should have been able to do much more than I have, given how much more was just handed to me. We should all feel we can accomplish greatly, and without resorting to destructive acts or words, when seeing the manner with which this class-act man performed. The depiction of the incredible bravery of Blalock, Taussig, and Thomas, who were embarking on not just uncharted, but forbidden surgical waters, warned that if such an "adventure" went awry, they'd be "on their own", made me feel timid and lacking in fortitude, by comparison. SEE (actually FEEL) THIS MOVIE!!

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