Movie
Extreme Measures
Overview
Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-09-27
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Castle Rock Entertainment, Simian Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Hugh Grant as Dr. Guy Luthan
- Gene Hackman as Dr. Lawrence Myrick
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Jodie Trammel
- David Morse as Frank Hare
- Bill Nunn as Burke
- Paul Guilfoyle as Dr. Jeffrey Manko
- Debra Monk as Dr. Judith Gruszynski
- John Toles-Bey as Bobby
- Peter Appel as Det. Stone
- Shaun Austin-Olsen as Claude Minkins
- André De Shields as Teddy Dolson
- J.K. Simmons as Dr. Mingus
Crew
- Michael Apted - Director
- Tony Gilroy - Screenplay
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