Threshold (1981)
Celebrated heart surgeon Thomas Vrain supports the research of an offbeat scientist who has invented an artificial heart. Against the advice of the Ethics Committee, Dr. Vrain decides to perform the first artificial heart transplant.
- Date of release
- 1981-09-19
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (19)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction
- Director
- Richard Pearce
Casting
- Donald Sutherland — Dr. Thomas Vrain
- John Marley — Edgar Fine
- Sharon Acker — Tilla Vrain
- Mare Winningham — Carol Severance
- Jeff Goldblum — Dr. Aldo Gehring
- Michael Lerner — Henry De Vici
- Richard Blackburn — Dr. Cutter
- Michael C. Gwynne — Jay Wingate
- Robert Joy — David Art
- Allan F. Nicholls — Dr. Basil Rents
- Kate Trotter — Mrs. Anderson
- Lally Cadeau — Anita, Vrain's Secretary
Interesting facts
Threshold is a 1981 Canadian drama/science fiction film directed by Richard Pearce, and starring Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum. It was nominated for ten Genie Awards in 1983 and won two of them. Sutherland also won best actor at the 1982 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for his performance. Threshold was filmed on location at the then newly constructed Ottawa General Hospital.
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