A '70s TV pilot so doomed it became a movie—watch capitalism strangle healthcare in real time.
The director of an urban medical center faces various major problems during the course of running the hospital.
Acting
John Forsythe doing his best 'exhausted patriarch' before Dynasty.
Production
Gritty '70s location shooting—smog and linoleum included free.
Director
Tom Gries
John Forsythe
Dr. Robert Kier
Pat Harrington Jr.
Joe Tate
Katherine Woodville
Claire Parlini
Season Hubley
Ann Kilmer
Anthony Zerbe
Dr. Albert Scanlon
Beverly Garland
Laura Kier
John McIntire
Dr. Ernest Wilson
Louise Sorel
Lance Kerwin
Kennedy Brown
Christian Juttner
Vince Kier
Ellen Weston
Barbara, Secretary to Dr. Kier
Julio Medina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was meant to launch a series called 'Medical Center'—no, not THAT Medical Center, a different one. NBC passed.
Tom Gries directed Charlton Heston in 'Will Penny'—here he's stuck with linoleum corridors and fluorescent lighting as his only vistas.
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