
Alan Rickman
Dr. Alfred Blalock

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Released May 30, 2004
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Alan Rickman
Dr. Alfred Blalock

Yasiin Bey
Vivien Thomas

Kyra Sedgwick
Mary Blalock

Gabrielle Union
Clara Thomas

Merritt Wever
Mrs. Saxon

Charles S. Dutton
William Thomas

Mary Stuart Masterson
Dr. Helen Taussig

Irene Ziegler
Francis Grebel
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