Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
| Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | |
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| Written by | John Pielmeier |
| Directed by | Thomas Carter |
| Starring |
Cuba Gooding Jr. Kimberly Elise Aunjanue Ellis |
| Theme music composer | Martin Davich |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) |
Dan Angel Thomas Carter |
| Cinematography | John B. Aronson |
| Editor(s) | Peter E. Berger |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
The Hatchery Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
TNT Sony Pictures Television |
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a 2009 television drama film directed and co-produced by Thomas Carter, written by John Pielmeier, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Kimberly Elise and Aunjanue Ellis. The film is based on the life of neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961–1987. A Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation, the movie premiered on TNT on Saturday, February 7, 2009. Its title was reused from a 1992 direct-to-video documentary about Carson released by Zondervan.
Gooding Jr. was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. Carter was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Television Film. The film additionally received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Movie/Miniseries and four Creative Arts Emmy Award nominations.
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