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RUNTIME
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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Rx for the Defense
1973 1h 0m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
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Synopsis
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The story of Zach Clinton, a doctor turned attorney who works for a law firm that specializes in cases involving the medical profession. Clinton attempts to help free famed professor of medicine Daniel Kemper from a psychiatric hospital after his wife has him committed following an alleged suicide attempt.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Tim O'Connor
Zack Clinton
Nancy Marchand
Laura Masters
Ronny Cox
Al Moore
Fritz Weaver
Dr. Daniel Kemper
Kathryn Walker
Hilda Kempter
Milton Selzer
Dr. Schwartz
Kevin Conway
Dr. Packer
Charles Durning
District Attorney Horn
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ted Kotcheff
- Writers
- Ernest Kinoy
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ted Kotcheff directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Tim O'Connor and Nancy Marchand and Ronny Cox carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0145447 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Ted Kotcheff
Production companies
Who made it
20th Century Fox Television
US
- HE
Herbert Brodkin Productions
Key crew
- ProducerRobert Berger
- Executive ProducerHerbert Brodkin
- Production ManagerHal Schaffel
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1973-04-15
