Something the Lord Made
by Joseph Sargent
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Actor: Alan Rickman, Gabrielle Union, Kyra Sedgwick, Merritt Wever, Mos DefDirector: Joseph Sargent
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: David Madden
Producer: Eric Hetzel
Producer: Irving Sorkin
Producer: Julian Krainin
Producer: Mike Drake
Writer: Peter Silverman
Writer: Robert Caswell
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Movie Reviews of Something the Lord Made
Movie Review: True Inspiration
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent movie about a true medical break through. Realistic portrayals of human bias and overcoming obstacles to achieve great things make this a very positive movie. I highly recommend this movie for those interested in medical history, black history, human achievement and overcoming racial and educational prejudices. Acting was excellent. Others who have borrowed this DVD also had very positive things to say about this movie.
Summary of Something the Lord Made
(Drama) Something the Lord Made tells the emotional true story of two men who defied 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 (Alan Rickman) and lab technician Vivien Thomas (Mos Def) 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 their friendship apart.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Audio commentary with director Joseph Sargent, writer Peter Silverman, executive directors Eric Hetzel and Joseph W. Cort Featurette Making History Slide Show
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Other:Making History Slide Show
Something the Lord Made recounts the relationship between Dr. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) and Vivian Thomas (Mos Def). It begins in 1930s Nashville when imperious cardiac surgeon Blalock hires Thomas, an African American carpenter, as his janitor. When the latter reveals a passion for medicine and facility with surgical instruments, Blalock promotes him to lab tech. Thomas isn't given a raise, works side jobs to make ends meet, and is expected to be grateful. Along the way, he follows Blalock from Vanderbilt to Johns Hopkins, where they save thousands of lives through their pioneering work, but will Thomas ever get any credit? The film provides a satisfying answer to that question. Joseph Sargent (A Lesson Before Dying) directs with subtlety and intelligence, while Rickman and Mos Def are in top form, often underplaying where most actors would do otherwise. Something the Lord Made won the 2004 Emmy for outstanding made-for-TV movie. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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