Summaries

New registrar joins hospital with cutting-edge heart-lung machine. Clashes with colleagues. Patient dies during operation. Urgent heart surgery on young boy. Registrar must prove himself through challenging medical cases.

A new registrar, with a revolutionary heart lung machine he has bought from America, joins a small county hospital, and has to win over his colleagues, including the senior house surgeon, and the doctor who had anticipated getting the registrar's appointment. In a series of operations, an older patient, dies on the table, and a young boy has to undergo a urgent hole in the heart operation.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • sequel
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Apr 8, 1959
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
Production companies Artistes Alliance Ltd.

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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