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When relatively healthy patients begin having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas, a concerned doctor defies her male superiors when she suspects a secret plot.
Theatrical
Jan 6, 1978
Budget
$4.5M
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 26, 1999
Theaters
2
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Quotes
See all →Navigating Difficult Conversations in Healthcare
Dr. Harris
You've put me in a difficult position. It seems you know everything.
Dr. Wheeler
You're George.
Dr. Harris
I wonder if you can understand, if you can take the long view, the view of a person in my position.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Facing a Terrible Reality Together
Dr. Wheeler
Mark, it's so awful! It's so terrible.
Dr. Bellows
Take it easy. Honey, slow down.
Dr. Wheeler
He was trying to kill me. And I had to keep going. And all the bodies. It's horrible!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →G
Geneviève Bujold
Dr. Susan Wheeler
M
Michael Douglas
Dr. Mark Bellows
E
Elizabeth Ashley
Mrs. Emerson
R
Rip Torn
Dr. George
R
Richard Widmark
Dr. Harris
L
Lois Chiles
Nancy Greenly
L
Lance LeGault
Vince
H
Hari Rhodes
Dr. Morelind
G
Gary Barton
Computer Technician
R
Richard Doyle
Jim
A
Alan Haufrect
Dr. Marcus
M
Michael MacRae
Chief Resident
B
Betty McGuire
Nurse
T
Tom Selleck
Sean Murphy
C
Charles Siebert
Dr. Goodman
W
William Wintersole
Lab Technician
E
Ernest Anderson
First Doctor
H
Harry Basch
Second Doctor
M
Maury Cooper
Third Doctor
J
Joni Palmer
Dance Instructor
