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The Operation

The Operation

19902.31h 40m

Overview

Duplicity reigns supreme as a doctor in a messy, emotional divorce from his wife, who is also his partner in a medical clinic, is suddenly slapped with a $7 million malpractice suit by a patient who claims he performed an unnecessary hysterectomy on her.

Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Written by Douglas Stefen Borghi
Produced by Mike Moder, Douglas Stefen Borghi
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Top Cast

Joe Penny

Joe Penny

Dr. Ed Betters

Lisa Hartman

Lisa Hartman

Laura Parks

Jason Beghe

Jason Beghe

John Kopiak

Kathleen Quinlan

Kathleen Quinlan

Ginnie

Dori Brenner

Dori Brenner

Amy Roberts

Googy Gress

Googy Gress

Oscar

Aaron Lustig

Aaron Lustig

Anesthesiologist

Ron Perkins

Ron Perkins

Harold Block

Ray Reinhardt

Ray Reinhardt

Dr. Mark Wolf

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Peter Zapp

Roger Hernandez

About The Operation

The Operation is a thriller, crime, tv movie film released in 1990. Directed by Thomas J. Wright, it stars Joe Penny, Lisa Hartman, Jason Beghe. Duplicity reigns supreme as a doctor in a messy, emotional divorce from his wife, who is also his partner in a medical clinic, is suddenly slapped with a $7 million malpractice suit by a patient who claims he performed an unnecessary hysterectomy on her.

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