Critical Care

Critical Care

107 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 31, 1997

Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?

Critical Care

107 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 31, 1997

Critical Care

Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?

IMDb rating	5.9
Producers	Live Entertainment, Mediaworks, ASQA Film Partnership
Original title	Critical Care
Directors	Blanche McDermaid, Sidney Lumet
Writers	Richard Dooling, Steven Schwartz

Cast

James Spader

as Dr. Werner Ernst

Kyra Sedgwick

as Felicia E. Potter

Helen Mirren

as Stella

Albert Brooks

as Dr. Butz

Anne Bancroft

as Nun

Wallace Shawn

as Furnaceman

Jeffrey Wright

as Rafael ("Bed Two")

Margo Martindale

as Constance 'Connie' Potter

Philip Bosco

as Dr. Hofstader

Edward Herrmann

as Robert Payne

Colm Feore

as Richard Wilson

James Lally

as Poindexter

Bruno Dressler

as Joseph F. Potter