DramaTV Movie
Watch Operation Heartbeat (1969) Official Trailer
A surgeon on trial for murder: accused of taking one life...to save another.
8 / 10 IMDb April 17, 1969 1h 38m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 38m
Release Date
April 17, 1969
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Richard Bradford
as Dr. Joseph Gannon
Edward G. Robinson
as Dr. Lee Forestman
James Daly
as Dr. Paul Lochner
Kim Stanley
as Joanna Hanson
Maurice Evans
as Dr. Easler
Kevin McCarthy
as Clifford Coswell
J.D. Cannon
as Thomas Jarris
William Windom
as Raymond Hanson
Shelley Fabares
as 'Mike' Carter
James Shigeta
as Chief Resident
William Marshall
as Dr. Harold Tawn
Audrey Totter
as Eve Wilcox
Angela Cartwright
as Angela
Alfred Ryder
as Dr. George Corlane
Robert Emhardt
as Judge
Michael Evans
as Dr. Dave Falconer
Jason Wingreen
as Technician
Tim O'Kelly
as Johnson
Herb Armstrong
as Anaesthesiologist
Marianne Gordon
as Sylvia Barr
Production Companies
MGM TelevisionAdvertisement
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