Something the Lord made
(DVD) 

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Published
New York, NY : HBO Video, [2005].
Status
Bellevue - Adult Movie
DVD 791.45 S6968LW
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Main Library - Adult Movie
DVD 791.45 S6968LW
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Published
New York, NY : HBO Video, [2005].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
026359246128

Notes

General Note
Originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie in 2004.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary with director Joseph Sargent, writer Peter Silverman and executive producers Robert W. Cort and Eric Hertzel.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Donald M. Morgan ; editor, Michel Brown ; music composer, Christopher Young ; costume designer, Karyn Wagner ; production designer, Vincent Peranio.
Participants/Performers
Alan Richman, Mos Def, Kyra Sedgwick, Gabrielle Union, Merritt Wever, Clayton LeBouef, Charles Dutton, Mary Stuart Masterson.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language
English, French, or Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sargent, J., Richman, A., Mos Def (Rapper)., Sedgwick, K., Union, G., Wever, M., Morgan, D. M., & Young, C. (2005). Something the Lord made . HBO Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Joseph Sargent et al.. 2005. Something the Lord Made. HBO Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Joseph Sargent et al.. Something the Lord Made HBO Video, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sargent, Joseph, et al. Something the Lord Made HBO Video, 2005.

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