Movie
The Doctor
Overview
Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor than surgery and prescriptions.
Details
- Release date
- 1991-07-24
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Touchstone Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- William Hurt as Jack
- Christine Lahti as Anne
- Elizabeth Perkins as June
- Mandy Patinkin as Murray
- Adam Arkin as Eli
- Charlie Korsmo as Nicky
- Wendy Crewson as Leslie Abbott
- Bill Macy as Al Cade
- J.E. Freeman as Ralph
- William Marquez as Mr. Maris
- Kyle Secor as Alan
- Nicole Orth-Pallavicini as Sarah
Crew
- Randa Haines - Director
- Robert Caswell - Screenplay
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