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The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

19705.01h 15m

Overview

A famous heart surgeon finds out that a medical research foundation is being used for shady and illegal purposes.

Directed by John Trent
Written by Henry Denker
Produced by Terence Dene
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Top Cast

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

Dr. McCarter Purvis

Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

Dr. Enid Bingham

Burl Ives

Burl Ives

T.M. Trask

Tom Harvey

Tom Harvey

McBride

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Robert Goodier

Dr. Wilfrid Morton

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Ron Hartmann

Dr. John Emmett

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Jack Creley

Dr. George Simmons

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Allen Doremus

Dr. Carl Bryant

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Kenneth James

Clinton

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Joseph Shaw

Dr. Franz Heinemann

Themes & Keywords

diabolical egotransplanthunted

About The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever

The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever is a thriller, tv movie film released in 1970 exploring themes of diabolical ego, transplant, hunted. Directed by John Trent, it stars Stuart Whitman, Sandy Dennis, Burl Ives. A famous heart surgeon finds out that a medical research foundation is being used for shady and illegal purposes.

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