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The Lazarus Syndrome

  • TV Movie
  • 19781978
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Louis Gossett Jr. and Ronald Hunter in The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
  • Drama
  • Thriller
An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a black doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where bot... Read allAn adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a black doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a black doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
124
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  • Director
    • Jerry Thorpe
  • Writer
    • William Blinn
  • Stars
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Ronald Hunter
    • E.G. Marshall
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  • Director
    • Jerry Thorpe
  • Writer
    • William Blinn
  • Stars
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Ronald Hunter
    • E.G. Marshall
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    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Louis Gossett Jr. and Ronald Hunter in The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
    Louis Gossett Jr. in The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
    Louis Gossett Jr. in The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
    Louis Gossett Jr., Ronald Hunter, E.G. Marshall, and Peggy Walton-Walker in The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
    Louis Gossett Jr. and Ronald Hunter in The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)

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    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Dr. MacArthur St. Clairas Dr. MacArthur St. Clair
    Ronald Hunter
    Ronald Hunter
    • Joe Hamillas Joe Hamill
    E.G. Marshall
    E.G. Marshall
    • Dr. Mendelas Dr. Mendel
    Sheila Frazier
    Sheila Frazier
    • Gloria St. Clairas Gloria St. Clair
    Lara Parker
    Lara Parker
    • Deniceas Denice
    Peggy Walton-Walker
    Peggy Walton-Walker
    • Mrs. Hamillas Mrs. Hamill
    • (as Peggy Walton Walker)
    René Enríquez
    René Enríquez
    • Mr. Dominguezas Mr. Dominguez
    • (as Rene Enríquez)
    Philip Sterling
    Philip Sterling
    • Skeptical Doctoras Skeptical Doctor
    Peggy McCay
    Peggy McCay
    • Stacyas Stacy
    Arthur Rosenberg
    Arthur Rosenberg
    • Anesthesiologistas Anesthesiologist
    Mary Carver
    Mary Carver
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Roberta Jean Williams
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Ethelinn Block
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Vincent Milana
      John Berwick
      • Crash Cart Nurseas Crash Cart Nurse
      Jeffrey Jacquet
      • St. Clair Sonas St. Clair Son
      John de Lancie
      John de Lancie
      • EKG Doctoras EKG Doctor
      • (uncredited)
      Alene Wilson
        • Director
          • Jerry Thorpe
        • Writer
          • William Blinn
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        Storyline

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        An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a black doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.
        • cult
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        • black doctor
        • hospital
        • electrocardiogram
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          • Drama
          • Thriller
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        User reviews7

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        6/10
        A Raised Fist--For the Patient
        This TV movie rather weakly takes on the issue of big business, hospital ethics, and human health. I say "weakly" because the ending is just too sugared for words, and because the only convincing moments revolve around the relationship of Dr. St. Clair (Louis Gossett), a cardiologist, and Joe (Ron Hunter), his active, questioning, whistle-blower patient. The remainder of the cast is paid little attention to and it is unconvincing, stereotyped, and thin. So one is left with a few strong scenes, a few good ideas... but played in or against a sort of vacuous under-produced world so typical of TV movies.

        Give credit though for the protest here of the bypass surgery business, the failure of the corporate take over of hospitals and health, and of that "progressive" technology it promotes. But give more credit to actor Ron Hunter's most convincing moments when he puts the medical establishment in both its public and personal manifestations on trial And rarely, if ever, in movies do we experience so strong a view of the patient's ordeal as against the doctor's "pressure." Now, I think back on it, Hunter delivers a kind of powerful manifesto on behalf of the centrality of the patient---one that should not be forgotten and overlooked. And for this, and for some good acting scenes from Gossett, the movie, I think is well worth viewing.
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        • Jan 1, 2009

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        • Country of origin
          • United States
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • Sjukhussyndromet
        • Production companies
          • Blinn/Thorpe Productions
          • Viacom Productions
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 13 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.33 : 1

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