Operation Heartbeat

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.

Directed by Boris Sagal

Top cast

Richard Bradford

Dr. Joseph Gannon

Edward G. Robinson

Dr. Lee Forestman

James Daly

Dr. Paul Lochner

Kim Stanley

Joanna Hanson

Maurice Evans

Dr. Easler

Kevin McCarthy

Clifford Coswell

J.D. Cannon

Thomas Jarris

William Windom

Raymond Hanson

Shelley Fabares

'Mike' Carter

James Shigeta

Chief Resident

William Marshall

Dr. Harold Tawn

Audrey Totter

Eve Wilcox

Angela Cartwright

Angela

Alfred Ryder

Dr. George Corlane

Robert Emhardt

Judge

Michael Evans

Dr. Dave Falconer

Jason Wingreen

Technician

Tim O'Kelly

Johnson

Herb Armstrong

Anaesthesiologist

Marianne Gordon

Sylvia Barr

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