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The Lazarus Syndrome

The Lazarus Syndrome

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The Lazarus Syndrome

1979

1h 13m

4.9(7 votes)

TV Movie

Drama

Thriller

Overview

An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.

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Production Companies

Viacom Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

Ronald Hunter

Joe Hamill

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Dr. Mendel

Sheila Frazier

Sheila Frazier

Gloria St. Clair

Lara Parker

Lara Parker

Denice

Peggy Walton-Walker

Peggy Walton-Walker

Mrs. Hamill

René Enríquez

René Enríquez

Mr. Dominguez

Philip Sterling

Philip Sterling

Skeptical Doctor

Peggy McCay

Peggy McCay

Stacy

Arthur Rosenberg

Arthur Rosenberg

Anesthesiologist

Creative team

Directed by: Jerry Thorpe
Written by: William Blinn
Produced by: William Blinn
Jerry Thorpe

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