# The Trial of Denton Cooley

In 1969, Dr. Denton Cooley, a leading heart surgeon, implanted an artificial heart into a patient who died soon after. Three years later, Dr. Cooley became the defendant in a major malpractice case resulting from the operation. The trial is recreated by NOVA with a blend of scientific and legal drama. 1 videocassette (VHS) (58 min.) : 1/2 in William Kiehl, Ralph Drischell, Jeanne Kaplan, Gil Rodgers, Charles White, John Clarkson Cinematographer, Boyd Estus ; film editors, Eric Neudel, Eric Handley, Suzanne Simpson ; narrator, Michael Tolan ; consultants, George Annas, Leonard Glantz, Judith Swazey, Gilbert Whittmore

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1978
- By: Francis Gladstone, John Angier, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), PBS Video.
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TrialofDentonCooley)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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