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Dr. Herbert Bock (George C. Scott), the chief of medicine in a New York City teaching hospital, is contemplating suicide. He’s impotent, his wife has left him, and his children aren’t speaking to him. His hospital is also suffering from a recent spate of inexplicable deaths. In the midst of these setbacks, Bock is romantically drawn to the much younger Barbara Drummond (Dame Diana Rigg), whose father is a patient. As Barbara restores Bock’s will to live, it turns out that the hospital deaths are murders.
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Barbara Drummond’s (Dame Diana Rigg’s) English accent is explained in this New York City-set movie’s storyline as being attributed to being a Vassar College accent. This educational institution is described by that campus’ website as being “a highly selective, residential, liberal arts college located in the heart of the Hudson Valley in New York State.” See more »
Goofs
In the Emergency Room, the dead patient’s eyes and head change positions between the time Mrs. Cushing and Dr. Spezio look at him. See more »
Quotes
Barbara:
It’s hard for me to take your despair very seriously, Doctor. You obviously enjoy it so much.
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Crazy Credits
Although Barnard Hughes played two distinct roles, the end credits lists Hughes as playing the role of Drummond but not Dr. Mallory. See more »
Connections
Referenced in At the Movies: Red Corner/Critical Care/Switchback/Family Name (1997)
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