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Sep 27, 1996 · Extreme Measures: Directed by Michael Apted. With Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse. A young doctor confronts a famous colleague when he learns about the true methods of his work.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Michael Apted
- 1996-09-27
Extreme Measures is a 1996 crime thriller film based on Michael Palmer's 1991 novel of the same name, dealing with the ethics of medical sacrifices. The film was directed by Michael Apted and starred Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and David Morse.
A version of this moral dilemma lurks at the center of Michael Apted’s “Extreme Measures,” making the movie more thought-provoking than thrillers usually are. At one point the hero is asked by the villain: “If you could cure cancer by killing one person, wouldn’t you have to do that?”
Dr. Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant) treats a homeless man with strange symptoms, but then the patient disappears out from under his care -- along with any files pertaining to him.
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- Michael Apted
- R
- Hugh Grant
Nov 15, 2014 · Extreme Measures Trailer 1996 Director: Michael Apted Starring: David Morse, Gene Hackman, Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, D ...more.
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Sep 27, 1996 · Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears.
Theatrical trailer of "Extreme Measures" by Michael Apted. Starring Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse, Bill Nunn, John Toles-Bey, Paul Guilfoyle, Debra Monk, Shaun...
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