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Operation Heartbeat
A surgeon on trial for murder: accused of taking one life...to save another.
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Overview
Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be transplanted into the doctor's ailing mentor and friend. Operation Heartbeat was the pilot movie for the TV series Medical Center.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
1969-04-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Richard Bradford
Dr. Joseph Gannon
Edward G. Robinson
Dr. Lee Forestman
James Daly
Dr. Paul Lochner
Kim Stanley
Joanna Hanson
Maurice Evans
Dr. Easler
Kevin McCarthy
Clifford Coswell
J.D. Cannon
Thomas Jarris
William Windom
Raymond Hanson
Shelley Fabares
'Mike' Carter
James Shigeta
Chief Resident
William Marshall
Dr. Harold Tawn
Audrey Totter
Eve Wilcox
Angela Cartwright
Angela
Alfred Ryder
Dr. George Corlane
Robert Emhardt
Judge
Michael Evans
Dr. Dave Falconer
Jason Wingreen
Technician
Tim O'Kelly
Johnson
Herb Armstrong
Anaesthesiologist
Marianne Gordon
Sylvia Barr
Karen Norris
Marie
Don Quine
Tim Martin
Evelyn Frank
Evelyn
Mel Carter
Intern
Christopher West
Bonnie
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