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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- 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: Where you see risks, I see opportunity.
- 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
As a fan of Mos Def, as soon as i saw the preview for this movie i knew it would be quality stuff. The tempo and feeling of the movie were perfect, no over the top acting or unnecessary scenes. As someone stated earlier, the racial issues of the time were touched on perfectly but not focused on. Mos is a true renaissance man...he makes good music, plays bass guitar, does Broadway, as well as movies. He is slowly approaching superstar status, but is not chasing it as many do. I think this performance will certainly bring this talented performer the recognition he deserves. The sky is the limit for this guy.
As an African-American screenwriter, it dismays me to always see "films" like soul plane and the like represent black film today. There are so many stories to be told, history and themes to be explored. This film made me proud.
As an African-American screenwriter, it dismays me to always see "films" like soul plane and the like represent black film today. There are so many stories to be told, history and themes to be explored. This film made me proud.
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- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
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- 1.78 : 1
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