Strong Medicine

1986 3h 0m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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TV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious and cut-throat business pharmaceutical industry can be.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pamela Sue Martin
Celia Grey
Patrick Duffy
Dr. Andrew Jordan
Dick Van Dyke
Sam Hawthorne
Ben Cross
Martin Taylor
Sam Neill
Vince Lord
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Eli Camperdown
Annette O'Toole
Jessica Weitz
Gayle Hunnicutt
Lillian Hawthorne

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guy Green
Writers: Rita Lakin
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Keith Palmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Pamela Sue Martin and Patrick Duffy and Dick Van Dyke carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092023 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Guy Green directs. Keith Palmer cuts. A long sit — settle in. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Keith Palmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Pamela Sue Martin and Patrick Duffy and Dick Van Dyke carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0092023 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.