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Rx for the Defense

1973 · 60 min

A sober, talky legal drama that plays like a television issue-of-the-week, more procedural than gripping.

Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
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.
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About
Justice, family, isolation
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, tv movie
    Directed by
    Ted Kotcheff
    Written by
    Ernest Kinoy
    Starring
    Tim O'Connor, Nancy Marchand, Ronny Cox, Fritz Weaver, Kathryn Walker, Milton Selzer, Kevin Conway, Charles Durning
    Runtime
    60 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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