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- Blalock, Alfred,--Fiction
- Heart surgeons--Maryland--Baltimore--Fiction
- Baltimore (Md.)--Fiction
- Thomas, Vivien T.,--Fiction
- Medical technologists--Maryland--Baltimore--Fiction
- Racism--Maryland--Baltimore--Fiction
- African Americans--Social conditions--To 1964--Fiction
- Medical films (Drama)
- Historical films
- Made-for-TV movies
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Title Statement | Something the Lord made [DVD] / HBO Films ; Krainin Productions ; produced by Julian Krainin, Mike Drake ; directed by Joseph Sargent ; written by Peter Silverman and Robert Caswell. |
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Additional Contributors | Sargent, Joseph,1925- |
McCabe, Katie | |
Rickman, Alan | |
Mos Def | |
Masterson, Mary Stuart,1966- | |
Publication | [New York]: HBO Video, [2004] |
Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) |
ISBN | 078312404X (v.r.) |
Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 026359246128 |
Other Number | 1469091 |
General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Based in part on the magazine article, "Like something the Lord made" by Katie McCabe. Originally broadcast on television. Widescreen version. Special features include: commentary, featurette, slide show. |
Performance Credits | Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kyra Sedgwick, Gabrielle Union, Charles Dutton. |
Audience & Ratings | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Languages | Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
System Details | DVD Dolby digital 5.1. |
Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
Summary | Set in Baltimore of the 1940s, tells the story of Dr. Alfred Blalok and lab tech Vivien Thomas who defy strictly enforced racial boundaries to develop heart surgery techniques to help babies. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Heart surgeons--Fiction--Maryland--Baltimore |
Medical technologists--Fiction--Maryland--Baltimore | |
Racism--Fiction--Maryland--Baltimore | |
African Americans--Fiction--Social conditions--To 1964 | |
Medical films (Drama) | |
Historical films | |
Made-for-TV movies | |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired | |
By Name | Blalock, Alfred,1899-1964 |
Thomas, Vivien T.,1910- | |
By Location | Baltimore (Md.)--Fiction |