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From becoming a team in the 1940s, surgeon Alfred Blalock and his gifted assistant Vivien Thomas performed miracles in heart surgery. But, being black, Vivien found that very little credit was to come his way. A clear-eyed but stirring real-life tale of injustice

Keywords:

Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(2004) (Made for TV) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Alan Rickman	.... Alfred Blalock
Mos Def	.... Vivien Thomas
Mary Stuart Masterson	.... Dr. Helen Taussig
Kyra Sedgwick	.... Mary Blalock
Merritt Wever	.... Mrs. Saxon
Doug OLear	.... Michael Saxon

Supporting Cast:

James E. Ash	.... Resident doctor
David Bailey	.... The General
Nat Benchley	.... Karsh
Chris Boykin	.... Bellhop
R. Emery Bright	.... Dishwasher
Al Brown	.... Dr. Ford
Tray Chaney	.... College Student
Antonio D. Charity	.... Admissions Officer
Robert F. Chew	.... Janitor
Paul M. Clary	.... 1943 Doctor
Brigid Cleary	.... Vivien's secretary
Charles S. Dutton	.... William Thomas
Henri Edmonds	.... Mary Thomas
Sheila Edmondson	.... Adult Olga Thomas

Directors:

Joseph Sargent

Writers:

Peter Silverman
Robert Caswell