Coma

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Coma is a 1978 medical thriller film, based on Robin Cook’s novel, that explores a sinister conspiracy involving patients mysteriously falling into comas in a Boston hospital.

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instanceOf film
medical thriller film
authorOfSourceMaterial Robin Cook
basedOn Coma (novel)
castMember Ed Harris
Elizabeth Ashley
Geneviève Bujold
Lois Chiles
Michael Douglas
Richard Widmark
Rip Torn
Tom Selleck
cinematographyBy Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States
director Michael Crichton
distributedBy United Artists
distributorRegion North America
editedBy David Bretherton
filmingLocation Boston
Massachusetts
genre medical drama film
thriller film
hasTitle Coma
mainCharacter Dr. Mark Bellows
Dr. Susan Wheeler
medium feature film
MPAARating PG
musicBy Jerry Goldsmith
narrativeTheme conspiracy
institutional corruption
medical ethics
notableElement depiction of organ-harvesting conspiracy
suspenseful hospital setting
notableFor early film directed by Michael Crichton
novelPublicationYear 1977
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A young doctor uncovers a conspiracy after patients undergoing routine surgery mysteriously fall into comas.
portrayedBy Geneviève Bujold
Michael Douglas
producer Martin Erlichman
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1978-01-06
releaseYear 1978
runtimeMinutes 113
screenplayAdaptationOf Coma (novel)
screenwriter Michael Crichton
setInEnvironment hospital
setInLocation Boston

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Coma (1978 film) hasTitle Coma
subject linked to: Coma
John Michael Crichton notableWork Coma
subject linked to: John