The Doctor PG-13
An Uplifting Story About Finding New Meaning In Life.
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: March 5, 2019
- Originally Released: 1991
- Label: KL Studio Classics
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Mandy Patinkin & Elizabeth Perkins | |
| Performer: | Adam Arkin, Charlie Korsmo, Wendy Crewson, Bill Macy, J.E. Freeman, Kyle Secor, Nancy Parsons & John Marshall Jones | |
| Directed by | Randa Haines | |
| Edited by | Bruce Green & Lisa Fruchtman | |
| Screenwriting by | Robert Caswell | |
| Composition by | Michael Convertino | |
| Produced by | Laura Ziskin & Edward S. Feldman | |
| Director of Photography: | John Seale |
Entertainment Reviews:
82%
72%
Rating: 8/10 --
An honest, well-acted and very moving drama about a cold, arrogant surgeon (a terrific Hurt) who learns about compassion when he becomes a cancer patient.
FulvueDrive-in.com
[Christine Lahti] is capable of bringing great depth to any part. But how do you plumb a petri dish?
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Sojourner
...Hurt is an exceptional actor who manages MacKee's descent into hospital hell with rare subtlety and power...
Rolling Stone
Rating: 3.5/4 --
In the wrong hands, this material could have been simply a cautionary tale, but Hurt and his director, Randa Haines, who also collaborated on Children of a Lesser God, make it into the story of a specific, flawed, fascinating human being.
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Chicago Sun-Times
...Elizabeth Perkins matches Hurt in the angry sensitivity of her performance...
Sight and Sound
Rating: 2.5/4 --
...a relatively solid yet erratically-paced little drama.
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Reel Film Reviews
Rating: 4/5 --
Um filme que deveria ser assistido por todos os profissionais da área de Saúde.
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Cinema em Cena
Product Description:
Surgeon Jack MacKee (William Hurt) has long learned to examine his patients not as people but as specimens. In an ironic reversal of professional perspective, the unfeeling doctor learns that he has cancer and realizes the businesslike treatment he has always doled out does nothing to encourage his -- or anyone's -- recovery. While forging a special bond with fellow cancer victim June (Elizabeth Perkins), Jack begins to discover the healing powers of love and compassion.
Based on the autobiographical book A TASTE OF MY OWN MEDICINE by Dr. Ed Rosenbaum, DOCTOR is a plausible film. It captures the shortcomings of a mechanized health care industry. Mandy Patinkin is delivers a charming performance as the MacKee's rival surgeon, Murray. Director Randa Haines sets a qualitative standard in this hospital melodrama. The cinematography, story, and acting are all flawless.
Based on the autobiographical book A TASTE OF MY OWN MEDICINE by Dr. Ed Rosenbaum, DOCTOR is a plausible film. It captures the shortcomings of a mechanized health care industry. Mandy Patinkin is delivers a charming performance as the MacKee's rival surgeon, Murray. Director Randa Haines sets a qualitative standard in this hospital melodrama. The cinematography, story, and acting are all flawless.
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Product Info
- UPC: 738329235314
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