Doctors' Hospital Point of Maximum Pressure (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

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Doctors' Hospital

Point of Maximum Pressure (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Dr. Jake Goodwin faces a new group of medical residents and informs them that some won't make it as doctors. It's not to long before his prophecy begins to be fulfilled.

Director

Leo Penn

Writers

Jack Laird (developer) | James E. Moser (creator) | Barry Oringer (written by)

Producer

Jack Laird

Composer

Don Ellis

Cinematographer

Isidore Mankofsky

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Updated Sep 10, 1975

Release date

Sep 10, 1975 (United States)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
George Peppard Dr. Jake Goodwin Dr. Jake Goodwin See fewer	Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Zohra Lampert Dr. Norah Purcell Dr. Norah Purcell See fewer	Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
Victor Campos Dr. Felipe Ortega Dr. Felipe Ortega See fewer	Scarface (1983)
Albert Paulsen Dr. Janos Vargas Dr. Janos Vargas See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Jeff Corey Dr. Arthur Wilson Dr. Arthur Wilson See fewer	Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Joe George Ken Garrett (as Joseph George) Ken Garrett (as Joseph George) See fewer	Day by Day (1988)
Bruce Kimmel Dr. Andrew Hoppe Dr. Andrew Hoppe See fewer	The First Nudie Musical (1976)
Russ Martin Dr. Chaffey Dr. Chaffey See fewer	Doctors' Hospital (1975)
John Pleshette Dr. Danvers Dr. Danvers See fewer	The Truman Show (1998)
Cristina Raines Dr. Terry Antonelli Dr. Terry Antonelli See fewer	Nashville (1975)
Hilarie Thompson Rita Hagen (as Hilary Thompson) Rita Hagen (as Hilary Thompson) See fewer	Nighthawks (1981)
James Whitmore Jr. Actor Actor See fewer	Black Sheep Squadron (1976)