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The Lazarus Syndrome

The Lazarus Syndrome

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

73 mins

Rating

4.6/10

Release Date

01 January 1978

Country

United States of America

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

Ronald Hunter

Ronald Hunter

Joe Hamill

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Dr. Mendel

Sheila Frazier

Sheila Frazier

Gloria St. Clair

Lara Parker

Lara Parker

Denice

Peggy Walton-Walker

Peggy Walton-Walker

Mrs. Hamill

René Enríquez

René Enríquez

Mr. Dominguez

Philip Sterling

Philip Sterling

Skeptical Doctor

Peggy McCay

Peggy McCay

Stacy

Arthur Rosenberg

Arthur Rosenberg

Anesthesiologist

Mary Carver

Mary Carver

Nurse

Roberta Jean Williams

Roberta Jean Williams

Nurse

Ethelinn Block

Ethelinn Block

Nurse

Vincent Milana

Vincent Milana

John Berwick

John Berwick

Crash Cart Nurse

Jeffrey Jacquet

Jeffrey Jacquet

St. Clair Son

John de Lancie

John de Lancie

EKG Doctor (uncredited)

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