A patient in an hospital dies under mysterious circumstances. The attending doctor Fank Holt gets under suspect - he'd been fired already from his last position due to mispractice. For his ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Joe Spano | ... | Dr. Frank Holt | |
| Diane Venora | ... | Anna Lang | |
| David McCallum | ... | Dr. Giles Dodson | |
| Robert Joy | ... | Dr. Harvey Rimmer | |
| Don Francks | ... | Chauncy Rand | |
| Nicholas Campbell | ... | Henderson | |
| Ellen Barkin | ... | Mary O'Connor | |
| Chapelle Jaffe | ... | Mrs. Dodson | |
| Clare Coulter | ... | Nurse Barton | |
| James Kidnie | ... | Dr. Kline | |
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Martha Gibson | ... | Kingsley's Daughter |
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Chas Lawther | ... | Kingsley's Son-in-law |
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Les Rubie | ... | Miles Kingsley |
| Teri Austin | ... | Lylah Crane | |
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Tom Harvey | ... | Dr. Warren |
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A patient in an hospital dies under mysterious circumstances. The attending doctor Fank Holt gets under suspect - he'd been fired already from his last position due to mispractice. For his defence he investigates with help of doctor Anna Lang. Soon they find out that half of their colleagues were betting on the patient's diagnosises - was someone trying to increase his chances? But when Frank's friend, dissector Mary Connor, becomes deadly sick, he suspects there's even more to it. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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At Dodson Clinic, there's a chance you may not recover. The doctors are betting on it. See more »Parents Guide:
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10 May 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Death Bed See more »Filming Locations:
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Initially released as "Terminal Choice" in May 1985, it had a second theatrical run under the title "Death Bed" in October 1985 and played under this title as late as April 1986 despite receiving a VHS release in December 1985. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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A pity, nobody seems to know this little thriller-masterpiece. Where bigger budgeted movies fail, "Terminal Choice" delivers lots of thrills, shocks and bloody violence. A little seen gem, that deserves being searched for in your local video shop. That anonymous guy beneath is quite right, when he says, you'll never trust hospitals again... it IS that effective ! Good ending,too, not really a twist, but it doesn't end the way one thought it would. Yep, that's Ellen Barkin in an early role...