Coma (movie)

Coma is a 1978 mystery film based on the novel of the same name by Robin Cook. The film rights were acquired by director Michael Crichton, and the movie was produced by Martin Erlichmann for MGM. The cast included Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Richard Widmark, and Rip Torn.

The film is in color with stereo sound and runs for 113 minutes.

Susan Wheeler (Genevieve Bujold) is a surgical resident at Boston Hospital. Her closest friend goes to the hospital for a routine abortion, but ends up in a vegetative state. Susan begins an investigation and discovers a number of similar accidents, certainly more than would occur at random.

She discovers that the patients had been murdered while on the operating table due to carbon monoxide in the anaesthetic. The organs of these patients were being sold on the international black market. With their scheme discovered, the doctors at the hospital attempt to silence Susan.

External links

• Coma at the Internet Movie Database