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Critical Care
Theatrical release posterDirected by Sidney Lumet Produced by Sidney Lumet
Steven SchwartzWritten by Richard Dooling
Steven SchwartzStarring James Spader
Kyra Sedgwick
Helen Mirren
Anne Bancroft
Albert BrooksCinematography David Watkin Editing by Tom Swartwout Distributed by Mediaworks,
Village Roadshow PicturesRelease date(s) 31 October 1997 Running time 107 minutes Country United States
Language English Critical Care is a 1997 film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film is a satire about American medicine.[1][2] It is based on the novel by Richard Dooling and stars James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Anne Bancroft, Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Wright, and Albert Brooks. Rick Baker provided special makeup effects. The film is about a doctor who finds himself involved in a fight with two half sisters over the care of their ailing father.
Cast
- James Spader... Dr. Werner Ernst
- Kyra Sedgwick... Felicia Potter
- Helen Mirren... Stella
- Anne Bancroft... Nun
- Albert Brooks... Dr. Butz
- Jeffrey Wright... Bed Two
- Margo Martindale... Constance 'Connie' Potter
- Wallace Shawn... Furnaceman
- Philip Bosco... Dr. Hofstader
- Edward Herrmann... Robert Payne
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Films directed by Sidney Lumet 1950s 1960s A View from the Bridge (1961) • Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) • The Pawnbroker (1964) • Fail-Safe (1964) • The Hill (1965) • The Group (1966) • The Deadly Affair (1967) • Bye Bye Braverman (1968) • The Sea Gull (1968) • The Appointment (1969)1970s King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) • Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) • The Anderson Tapes (1971) • Child's Play (1972) • The Offence (1972) • Serpico (1973) • Lovin' Molly (1974) • Murder on the Orient Express (1974) • Dog Day Afternoon (1975) • Network (1976) • Equus (1977) • The Wiz (1978)1980s Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) • Prince of the City (1981) • Deathtrap (1982) • The Verdict (1982) • Daniel (1983) • Garbo Talks (1984) • Power (1986) • The Morning After (1986) • Running on Empty (1988) • Family Business (1989)1990s Q & A (1990) • A Stranger Among Us (1992) • Guilty as Sin (1993) • Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) • Critical Care (1997) • Gloria (1999)2000s Categories:- 1997 films
- American films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Sidney Lumet
- 1990s comedy films
- 1990s comedy film stubs
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