CinemaOSMovie · 1969 · 1h 38m

Operation Heartbeat

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

80%(1)IMDbDramaTV Movie

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.

Directed byBoris Sagal

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
EN
Released
April 17, 1969
Studios
MGM Television

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Dr. Joseph Gannon

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Dr. Lee Forestman

James Daly

James Daly

Dr. Paul Lochner

Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley

Joanna Hanson

Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans

Dr. Easler

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Clifford Coswell

J.D. Cannon

J.D. Cannon

Thomas Jarris

William Windom

William Windom

Raymond Hanson

Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares

'Mike' Carter

James Shigeta

James Shigeta

Chief Resident

Creative team
Directed by
Boris Sagal
Boris Sagal
Written by
Al C. Ward
Produced by
Frank Glicksman

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