Coma

Coma (1978)

06/01/1978
Thriller, Mystery
1h 53m

Imagine your life hangs by a thread. Imagine your body hangs by a wire. Imagine you're not imagining.

Overview

A young female doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy patients are having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas. The patients are then shipped off to an institute that looks after them. The young doctor suspects there is more to this than meets the eye.

  • Michael CrichtonDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $4,500,000

Keywords

  • coma
  • boston, massachusetts
  • black market
  • questioning
  • desperate
  • organ trade
  • suspenseful
  • baffled

Top Billed Cast

Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

Dr. Susan Wheeler

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Dr. Mark Bellows

Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley

Mrs. Emerson

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Dr. George

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Dr. Harris

Lois Chiles

Lois Chiles

Nancy Greenly

Hari Rhodes

Hari Rhodes

Dr. Morelind

Richard Doyle

Richard Doyle

Jim

Alan Haufrect

Alan Haufrect

Dr. Marcus

Lance LeGault

Lance LeGault

Vince

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