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The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979)

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel poster
Directed by
Guy Green
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1979 a female doctor leaves her city practice to serve a rural Appalachian community. She struggles to gain the trust of the locals and faces opposition from a midwife.

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What happens

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel is a 1979 American made-for-television medical drama film directed by Guy Green, starring Lindsay Wagner and Jane Wyman, with a supporting cast including Andrew Duggan, Gary Lockwood, Brock Peters, John Reilly, Dorothy McGuire and James Woods. The film was originally broadcast on CBS on January 2, 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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