Richard Bradford
Dr. Joseph Gannon
Operation Heartbeat
“A surgeon on trial for murder: accused of taking one life...to save another.”
1969
1h 38m
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Al C. Ward
Overview
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.
Cast
20 people
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