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• Actors: Ele Bardha, Loren Bass, Geoffrey Beauchamp, Tajh Bellow, Lesley Bevan
• Directors: Thomas Carter
• Writers: John Pielmeier
• Producers: Bruce Stein, Dan Angel, David A. Rosemont, Erin Keating, Laura Gibson
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Zondervan
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0310274281
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,243 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Item Name: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story; Studio: Zondervan

Product Description

From the pages of his bestselling book Gifted Hands, Dr. Ben Carson comes to life in this even more inspiring DVD. Instead of having to imagine the man and his world, you can actually see and hear Ben Carson at home with his family and watch his gifted hands during surgery. You can observe him encouraging school children to try to be all that they can be. And you can accompany him on his professional rounds at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. In 1987, Dr. Carson gained worldwide recognition and was featured on ABC's 20/20for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head---an extremely complex and delicate operation that was five months in planning and twenty-two hours of actual surgery, involving a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate. In this DVD you will meet these twins and other former patients along with members of their families. Previously in VHS, now in DVD format.

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83 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the movie aired on TNT by the same title, March 12, 2009

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M. Kruidhof "MWK" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (DVD)

We had seen the movie that aired on TNT Febuary 7th, 2009 and really enjoyed it. Searching on Amazon, we found this same title in the "Movie" section on DVD. It is NOT the drama that was aired on TNT. Amazon does not present this product with enough detail to know that it is a documentary of Ben Carson. It is a great video but we still would like to get a copy of the TNT broadcast if they ever release one.

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Life Changing movie for all ages, August 15, 2009

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DANN JONES "Loves to Cook" (Roy, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gifted Hands (DVD)

When I first saw this movie on TNT in January 2009 I was so impressed I began an immediate search for a copy to show my adult children and my grandchildren. This movie is so inspiring for school students, for mothers, for any adult who has not had the self-discipline (myself) to do what is necessary to reach important goals. The message is "If Ben Carson could overcome all he overcame--I can do what I need to do." Now, he did have a few assets - a phenomenal mother; a core belief in God; a willingness to learn; an unusual amount of morality. He certainly deserves all the wonderful things that came into his later life. I could not find the movie in January, so I read several of his books--a good idea even if you see the movie. He has more to offer than the movie could possibly show. This movie may never win a Hollywood oscar, but it is #1 on my list of family movie greats.

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What "can" can do..., August 11, 2009

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Angela L. Munford "A. Munford" (Durham, N.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gifted Hands (DVD)

In a word: INSPIRING. My six-old son watched this with me. When he saw what young Ben had to go through as a student from his peers and from society, he looked at me with tears in his eyes and said "And he STILL wanted to learn?" He got it. And anyone, young or old will to if you watch this great movie. Kimberly Elise's portrayal of Sonya Carson brought tears to my eyes, but I never felt sorry for her. Without a lot of explanation, you knew she had a hard life but she was no one's victim. She did what had to be done whether it be pushing her sons academically or checking herself into a hospital to help deal with her depression (when mental illness was still taboo). Ben's mother was the real hero of this story and her son's achievements are the result of her love, sacrifice and deep faith in believing her children could be anything, despite what label society tried to lay on them. This movie is a great excuse buster!