The Angel of Death (1988)

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Movie
German title The angel of death
Original title Fatal judgment
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1988
length 90 minutes
Rod
Director Gilbert Cates
script Gerald Green
production Paul Pompian
music Lee Holdridge
camera Isidore Mankofsky
cut Bobbie Shapiro
Melvin Shapiro
occupation

The Angel of Death is an American action film from the year 1988 . It is the literary adaptation of the book Fatal Dosage by Gary Provost , which in turn is based on a true story.

action

Anne Capute is a conscientious, dutiful, and passionate nurse who is popular with her colleagues and patients. But on May 27, 1980, she made a serious mistake that she only realized days later. Martha Busek, who is suffering from cancer , is in such severe pain that Anne, according to doctor Dr. Tate "to make her as comfortable as possible" injects an increased dose of morphine with 30 mg . Martha Busek dies the next day and Anne receives the news at a boisterous family barbeque. Miss Bannerman opens an investigation into which Anne Capute is believed to be the main culprit for Busek's death. Because she did not die of cancer, but of an overdose of morphine, because three different nurses injected her with 195 mg between 5 and 11 p.m., i.e. within six hours. Anne realizes that she may have killed Mrs. Busek and is suspended for three days. In good faith she is taking this for three days of vacation. It quickly turns into six days before she is later released and has to go to a lawyer to defend herself.

The case was made public shortly thereafter, although Anne was portrayed as an ice-cold killer. The prosecutor sees this as an opportunity and turns it into a murder case that leads to an indictment. Anne's friends turn away and only her family stands by her. Since the situation seemed downright hopeless, she went to the top lawyer Pat Piscitelli, who asked for a fee of 20,000 US dollars, but also promised her 250,000 US dollars in compensation. He believes in her innocence and meticulously prepares her for the case. However, this also means that the family problems continue to increase and they are plagued with suicidal thoughts for the first time .

The process has been covered by many media outlets, and Anne jokes that she hopes to be played in a possible film adaptation of Jane Fonda . After the prosecutor portrays her as a heartless murderer in his opening speech, she is horrified to discover that Dr. Tate repeatedly states that he neither gave nor signed the order. But Piscitelli manages to get him accused, because not only did he adjust the story after a police interrogation, he should have signed this order much earlier, which is why he should have noticed the mistake. Dr. Ash and the other nurses again confirm Anne's story that she was only on behalf of Dr. Tates acted. However, Miss Bannerman once again weighed heavily on Anne until Piscitelli discovered that Bannerman's examination was flawed and Anne did not give the last injection, which was fatal with 45 mg of morphine, but a different nurse. Shortly before the plea , Piscitelli asks Anne to take the stand, but Anne does not want to reveal her life to the public. She herself chooses a short emotional address to the jury, in which she declares that all her life she wanted nothing more than to be a nurse.

Anne Capute is then acquitted. The charges against the other two nurses are also dropped. After more than four years, she also got her license back as a nurse and is allowed to continue working in this profession.

publication

After the film first ran on US television on October 18, 1988 on CBS , it was first broadcast in Germany on June 2, 1992 on ProSieben .

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