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TITLE Behind the Mask (1958)

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DISABILITY General heart surgery

COUNTRY UK

LENGTH 99

GENRE Hospital drama

DIRECTOR Brian Desmond Hurst

CAST Ian Bannen

Michael Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Lionel Jeffries

NOTES B/W

Tensions between surgeons in a hospital. Real scenes of

open-heart surgery shown on closed circuit TV. First film role

for Vanessa Redgrave, and nice to have your dad along for

support.



There is also a film of the same name from 1932 of the 'mad

doctor' variety.

 


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