Shocktrauma
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| Shocktrauma | |
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| Based on | Shocktrauma by Jon Franklin and Alan Doelp |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Kandel |
| Directed by | Eric Till |
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| Music by | Eric Robertson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Release | October 27, 1982 |
Shocktrauma is a 1982 television film produced in Canada and syndicated nationally in the United States by sponsor General Foods. The screenplay by Stephen Kandel is based on the book by Jon Franklin and Alan Doelp, which details the true story of the first trauma center in America, founded in Baltimore, Maryland. It was directed by Eric Till.
Dick Atkins and Michael Lepiner were the executive producers, with Christopher Dalton and Wayne Fenske as producers. The production stars William Conrad as Dr. R Adams Cowley, the heart surgeon who pioneered trauma care. The film's score was composed by Eric Robertson.
Cast
[edit]- William Conrad as Dr. R Adams Cowley
- Philip Akin as Sam Hooke
- Leslie Carlson as Elton Bates
- Jim Chad as John Grady
- Lawrence Dane as Dr. Jordan Tracy
- Scott Hylands as Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
- Patricia Idlette as Nurse Malcolm
- Kerrie Keane as Jill Jackson
- Ken Pogue as Governor
- Linda Sorenson as Elizabeth Scanlan
- Beau Starr as Gene Kowalski
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Shocktrauma at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1982 television films
- 1982 films
- 1982 drama films
- Canadian drama television films
- English-language Canadian films
- Films directed by Eric Till
- Films set in Baltimore
- Films scored by Eric Robertson (composer)
- American drama television films
- 1980s American films
- 1980s Canadian films
- Canadian television film stubs