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

Operation Heartbeat

8.019691h 38m

DramaTV 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 by Boris Sagal

Behind the scenes

Movie screenshots & stills

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CAST

The people behind the story

Richard Bradford

Richard BradfordDr. Joseph Gannon

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. RobinsonDr. Lee Forestman

James Daly

James DalyDr. Paul Lochner

Kim Stanley

Kim StanleyJoanna Hanson

Maurice Evans

Maurice EvansDr. Easler

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthyClifford Coswell

J.D. Cannon

J.D. CannonThomas Jarris

William Windom

William WindomRaymond Hanson