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Operation Heartbeat

A surgeon on trial for murder: accused of taking one life...to save another.

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.

1h 38m1969TMDb 8.0

DramaTV Movie

English

Crew and Cast

Boris SagalBoris SagalDirectorRichard BradfordRichard BradfordDr. Joseph GannonEdward G. RobinsonEdward G. RobinsonDr. Lee ForestmanJames DalyJames DalyDr. Paul LochnerKim StanleyKim StanleyJoanna HansonMaurice EvansMaurice EvansDr. EaslerKevin McCarthyKevin McCarthyClifford CoswellJ.D. CannonJ.D. CannonThomas JarrisWilliam WindomWilliam WindomRaymond HansonShelley FabaresShelley Fabares'Mike' CarterJames ShigetaJames ShigetaChief ResidentWilliam MarshallWilliam MarshallDr. Harold TawnAudrey TotterAudrey TotterEve WilcoxAngela CartwrightAngela CartwrightAngelaAlfred RyderAlfred RyderDr. George CorlaneRobert EmhardtRobert EmhardtJudgeMichael EvansMichael EvansDr. Dave FalconerJason WingreenJason WingreenTechnicianTim O'KellyTim O'KellyJohnsonHerb ArmstrongHerb ArmstrongAnaesthesiologistMarianne GordonMarianne GordonSylvia BarrKaren NorrisKaren NorrisMarieDon QuineDon QuineTim Martin
Evelyn FrankEvelynMel CarterMel CarterInternChristopher WestChristopher WestBonnie

Storyline

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.

  • MGM Television

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Info

Status
Released
Released
17 April 1969
Runtime
1h 38m
TMDB score
8.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
Boris Sagal
Writers
Al C. Ward
Studios
MGM Television
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English