Quando un medico egocentrico viene diagnosticato un cancro, diventa maggiormente in grado di entrare in empatia con i suoi pazienti e apprezzare una vita al di fuori della sua carriera.Quando un medico egocentrico viene diagnosticato un cancro, diventa maggiormente in grado di entrare in empatia con i suoi pazienti e apprezzare una vita al di fuori della sua carriera.Quando un medico egocentrico viene diagnosticato un cancro, diventa maggiormente in grado di entrare in empatia con i suoi pazienti e apprezzare una vita al di fuori della sua carriera.
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- QuizThis movie is based on the real-life story of Ed Rosenbaum, M.D. Dr. Rosenbaum wrote an autobiography entitled "A Taste of My Own Medicine: When the Doctor Becomes the Patient." This book formed the basis for the movie and is presently out of print.
- BlooperIn a scene supposedly set on the roof of a San Francisco office building, between William Hurt and Elizabeth Perkins, well=known Los Angeles high-rises can be seen in the background.
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June Ellis: There was a farmer who had a lot of fields, and he kept all of the birds and creatures away from his crops with traps and fences. He was very successful... but he was very lonely. So, one day, he stood in the middle of his fields to welcome the animals. He stayed there from dawn to dusk, with his arms outstretched, calling to them. But, not a single animal came. Not a single creature appeared. They were terrified, you see, of the farmer's new Scarecrow... just let down your arms, and we'll all come to you.
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Written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
Performed by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
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About the same time as Randa Haines' beautiful, The Doctor', with William Hurt was delivered, so was Mike Nichols Regarding Henry', starring Harrison Ford. Again, the latter did bigger business, and as a result I feel this film was largely overlooked.
On first look, The Doctor seems a standard tale: icy, successful surgeon finds out what medicine is really like when the tables are turned and he is diagnosed with throat cancer. His redemptive arc is somewhat predictable, as he reconnects with family, redefines his medical practice, and restructures his relationship with his similarly icy partners.
But it's under these, predictable circumstances that a true craftsman like Ms. Haines can make the ordinary extraordinary. The film is genuinely heartfelt and touching, resisting at every turn any self-indulgence, or the gratuitous pulling at heartstrings, relying on a quiet, confidence, a softer emotion instead.
Not that it's not weepy at times.
Hurt has never been better in the title role. Elizabeth Perkins as his soul-mate cancer victim is equally superb.
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- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 38.120.905 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 165.392 USD
- 28 lug 1991
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 38.120.905 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 2 minuti
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- 1.85 : 1