Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

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Strong Medicine

1986

3h 0m

8.0(2 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

TV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious and cut-throat business pharmaceutical industry can be.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Pamela Sue Martin

Pamela Sue Martin

Celia Grey

Patrick Duffy

Patrick Duffy

Dr. Andrew Jordan

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Sam Hawthorne

Ben Cross

Ben Cross

Martin Taylor

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Vince Lord

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Eli Camperdown

Annette O'Toole

Annette O'Toole

Jessica Weitz

Gayle Hunnicutt

Gayle Hunnicutt

Lillian Hawthorne

Kristoffer Tabori

Kristoffer Tabori

Michael Stein

Paul Maxwell

Paul Maxwell

Mace

Creative team

Directed by: Guy Green
Written by: Rita Lakin
Produced by: Dickie Bamber

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