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New York urologist Harold Lear gets a taste of his own medicine when he suffers a heart attack and is confronted with a medical institution which doesn't seem equipped to help. Wife Martha steps in to fight the system and get a measure of service and compassion. Ultimately the greatest battle is not waged against the medical profession, however, but against Lear's own failing body and his own mortal fears.Read moreLess
New York urologist Harold Lear gets a taste of his own medicine when he suffers a heart attack and is confronted with a medical institution which doesn't seem equipped to help. Wife Martha steps in to fight the system and get a measure of service and compassion. Ultimately the greatest battle is not waged against the medical profession, however, but against Lear's own failing body and his own mortal fears.
The story
New York urologist Harold Lear gets a taste of his own medicine when he suffers a heart attack and is confronted with a medical institution which doesn't seem equipped to help. Wife Martha steps in to fight the system and get a measure of service and compassion. Ultimately the greatest battle is not waged against the medical profession, however, but against Lear's own failing body and his own mortal fears.
Cast & crew
Mary Tyler MooreMartha Weinman Lear
James GarnerHarold Lear
Sam WanamakerMoe Silverman
Wendy CrewsonJudy
Carl MarotteMichael
Wayne BestIntern 'Lover'
Eve CrawfordRuth NathansonExplore the crew
- Producer
- Fern Field
- Producer
- Fay Kanin
- Editor
- John Wright
- Writer
- Fay Kanin
- Director
- Glenn Jordan
- Director of Photography
- Richard Ciupka