A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 17 wins & 32 nominations total
Yasiin Bey
- Vivien Thomas
- (as Mos Def)
Charles S. Dutton
- William Thomas
- (as Charles Dutton)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to a Johns Hopkins Medical Archives website about Blalock, Thomas, Taussig, and the Blue Baby surgeries, Eileen Saxon, the infant depicted in the movie as the first to undergo the procedure, became cyanotic again several months later. She died after another attempt at the surgery. Her experience helped the surgical team determine that the procedure worked best on patients who were over 3 years old.
- GoofsWhen Reader's Digest publishes a photograph of the first operation, one participant is identified as Dr. Michael DeBakey. Although he was a professor at Tulane, he was on leave as a consultant to the Surgeon General in Washington.
- Quotes
Alfred Blalock: They say you haven't lived unless you have a lot to regret. I regret... I have some regrets. But I think we should remember not what we lost, but what we've done.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004)
- SoundtracksBoogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Written by Hugh Prince (as Hughie Prince) and Don Raye
Performed by The Andrews Sisters
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
Truth is always better than fiction!
I actually avoided this movie for awhile..my mistake..It was so exhilarating...the characters were so real....and it reveals the true state of racial bias in the thirties/forties without harping...the real story is about the relationship between two very diverse people who shared a common dream....excellent performances by Richman and Def! What an understated overwhelming story...told in a poignant fashion over the background of the Depression, WW II, and the history of modern surgery!!
I got so very interested in the procedures, I had to scour the internet to research the story... This is the first I recall seeing Mos Def. He was so believable...
I got so very interested in the procedures, I had to scour the internet to research the story... This is the first I recall seeing Mos Def. He was so believable...
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- jess-120
- Jun 25, 2004
Details
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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