The Lazarus Syndrome

Jan 1, 1978

1h 13m

★ 4.6

Overview

An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Viacom Productions

Blinn/Thorpe Productions

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Cast

Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

Louis Gossett Jr.

Joe Hamill

Ronald Hunter

Dr. Mendel

E.G. Marshall

Gloria St. Clair

Sheila Frazier

Denice

Lara Parker

Mrs. Hamill

Peggy Walton-Walker

Mr. Dominguez

René Enríquez

Skeptical Doctor

Philip Sterling

Stacy

Peggy McCay

Anesthesiologist

Arthur Rosenberg

Nurse

Mary Carver

Nurse

Roberta Jean Williams

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