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Film / 1997
Critical Care
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?
The story
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?
Cast
James SpaderDr. Werner Ernst
Kyra SedgwickFelicia E. Potter
Helen MirrenStella
Albert BrooksDr. Butz
Anne BancroftNun
Wallace ShawnFurnaceman
Jeffrey WrightRafael ("Bed Two")
Margo MartindaleConstance 'Connie' Potter
Philip BoscoDr. Hofstader
Edward HerrmannRobert Payne
Colm FeoreRichard Wilson
James LallyPoindexter
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