A surgeon on trial for murder: accused of taking one life...to save another.

Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be transplanted into the doctor's ailing mentor and friend. Operation Heartbeat was the pilot movie for the TV series Medical Center.

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Main Cast: Richard Bradford, Edward G. Robinson, James Daly, Kim Stanley, Maurice Evans, Kevin McCarthy, J.D. Cannon, William Windom, Don Quine, Shelley Fabares

Director: Boris Sagal

Writer: Al C. Ward

Editor: Henry Batista

Cinematographer: Joseph LaShelle

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