Something the Lord Made (2004): Cast & Plot
Something the Lord Made is a 2004 drama directed by Joseph Sargent, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Mary Blalock, Charles S. Dutton and Gabrielle Union. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Director
- Joseph Sargent
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Nina Saxon Film Design
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Something the Lord Made About?
The premise of Something the Lord Made without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The film dramatizes the partnership of surgeon Alfred Blalock and his lab assistant Vivien Thomas, whose joint work created a landmark heart‑surgery technique that reshaped modern medicine. It shows how their unconventional collaboration broke social rules and delivered a lifesaving breakthrough.
Something the Lord Made Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- heart surgery
- blue baby syndrome
- surgery
- pioneer
- medical research
- medical drama
- baby
- heart
- university
- janitor
- 1930s
- medical
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- patient
- life magazine
- infant
- hands
- dog
- doctor
- college
- johns hopkins university
- vanderbilt university
- surgical gown
- surgical mask
- medical mask
- latex gloves
- nurse
- professor
- portrait
- 1970s
- 1960s
- 1950s
- teacher
- father son relationship
- discrimination
- johns hopkins hospital
- strained relationship
- reconciliation
- recognition
- realization
- passionate
- mending friendship
- male bonding
- hidden truth
- friendship gone bad
- following a dream
- eccentricity
- avant garde
- world war two
- wheelchair
- telephone
Something the Lord Made Cast & Characters
Kyra Sedgwick leads the cast as Mary Blalock, with Charles S. Dutton as William Thomas and Gabrielle Union as Clara Thomas. Directed by Joseph Sargent; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Joseph Sargent
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Kyra Sedgwick as Mary Blalock -
Charles S. Dutton as William Thomas -
Gabrielle Union as Clara Thomas - Yasiin Bey as Vivien Thomas
Also Starring in Something the Lord Made
· 8 more- Clayton LeBouef Harold Thomas
- Alan Rickman Dr. Alfred Blalock
- Mary Stuart Masterson Dr. Helen Taussig
- Merritt Wever Mrs. Saxon
- James Lewis Medical Intern
- Irene Ziegler Francis Grebel
- Luray Cooper Charles Manlove
- Cliff McMullen Lodel Williams
More from Joseph Sargent
More films directed by Joseph Sargent, best-rated first: White Lightning, Jaws: The Revenge, Sweet Nothing in My Ear and Sybil.
Something the Lord Made Plot Summary
What happens in Something the Lord Made from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Something the Lord Made traces a 34-year partnership that begins in Depression-era Nashville in 1930. Dr. Alfred Blalock, Alan Rickman, hires Yasiin Bey as his assistant in a Vanderbilt University lab, expecting him to do janitorial work. Yet Thomas’s exceptional manual dexterity and keen intellect quickly prove indispensable as a research partner in Blalock’s pioneering work on heart surgery.
The film follows the pair as they move in 1943 to Johns Hopkins, where the atmosphere is segregated—black employees are limited to janitorial roles and many must enter by the back door. They tackle the congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot, also known as Blue Baby Syndrome, and in doing so lay the foundations of modern heart surgery.
Full summary
The whole story of Something the Lord Made, scene by scene
Something the Lord Made Videos
The featurette of Something the Lord Made.
How Well Do You Know Something the Lord Made?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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In which decade does the partnership between the two main characters begin?
Something the Lord Made Also Known As
25 alternative titles, including “Egy csoda teremtése” and “上帝造物”.
- Also known as
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- Egy csoda teremtése
- 上帝造物
- 上帝的杰作
- A corazón abierto
- 썸딩 더 로드 메이드
- 닥터 토머스 이야기
- Ein Werk Gottes
- Quase Deuses
- La Création de Dieu
- 神迹
- Творение Господне
- יצירת האלוהים
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- Tanrıyı Oynayanlar
- Божие творение
- W Rękach Boga
- 天賜良醫
- 신의 손
- Творіння Господнє
- Una creación del Señor
- Medici per la vita
- Ceva creat de Dumnezeu
- Nekaj iz božjih rok
- Něco, co stvořil Bůh
- Niečo, čo stvoril Boh
- บางสิ่งที่พระเจ้าสร้าง
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Movies Like Something the Lord Made
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story, Nothing But a Man and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
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The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story 1994 -
Nothing But a Man 1964 -
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2017 -
A Story of Healing 1997 -
The Fight for Life 1940 -
Dark Victory 1976 -
Extraordinary Measures 2010 -
Making ‘Do the Right Thing’ 1989 -
Heart of a Stranger 2002 -
Heartsounds 1984 -
The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital 2017 -
Green Light 1937
Something the Lord Made FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Something the Lord Made, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Something the Lord Made?
Something the Lord Made runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was Something the Lord Made released?
Something the Lord Made was released on May 30, 2004.
Who directed Something the Lord Made?
Something the Lord Made was directed by Joseph Sargent.
More films by Joseph Sargent Who is in the cast of Something the Lord Made?
Something the Lord Made stars Kyra Sedgwick as Mary Blalock, Charles S. Dutton as William Thomas and Gabrielle Union as Clara Thomas, among 12 credited actors.
Does Something the Lord Made have a post-credit scene?
No. Something the Lord Made has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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