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James Salter (written by)
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In this surgeons hands, life has a new meaning.
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The celebrated heart surgeon Dr. Vrain supports the research of the offbeat scientist Aldo Gehring, who is inventing an artificial heart...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Donald Sutherland | ... | Dr. Vrain |
 | Jeff Goldblum | ... | Aldo Gehring |
 | Allan F. Nicholls | ... | Dr. Rents |
 | Sharon Acker | ... | Tilla Vrain |
| Jana Stinson | ... | Sally Vrain |
 | Jessica Steen | ... | Tracy Vrain |
| Mavor Moore | ... | Ethics Committee Chairman |
 | Mare Winningham | ... | Carol Severance |
| Lally Cadeau | ... | Anita |
| Marilyn Gardner | ... | Vivian |
| John Marley | ... | Edgar Fine |
 | Michael Lerner | ... | Henry de Vici |
| Bob Warner | ... | Rex |
 | Robert Joy | ... | David Art |
| Barbara Gordon | ... | Wanda |
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I wasn't really looking forward to seeing this film, and only ended up watching it because it stars Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum, two of Hollywood's most talented and inimitable actors.
In the end, though, I glad I did watch it - THRESHOLD turned out to be an engaging and absorbing drama. It's a fictional account of the first ever artificial heart transplant, and feels so realistic that you'd never guess it was made two years before the artificial heart became a reality.
Donald Sutherland's first-rate performance is probably the highlight of the movie - when he's this good, you wonder if there's anyone he couldn't act off the screen. A then unknown Jeff Goldblum holds his own admirably as the idealistic young doctor who invented the artificial heart, and the film features some impressive camerawork, most notably the opening tracking shot.
All in all, it helps if you're a Sutherland fan, but it's not essential; this is one of those movies whose relaxed pace, absorbing atmosphere and strong performances will have you hooked right from the start.