Movies by Boris Sagal

The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond

On the day before she retires, a teacher discovers that a student she had flunked ten years previously is out to kill her.

Operation Heartbeat

Operation Heartbeat

Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be transplanted into the doctor's ailing mentor and friend. Operation Heartbeat was the pilot movie for the TV series Medical Center.

Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict

A prosecutor must try his friend, a deputy district attorney, who has been charged with murdering his wife and her lover.

Hitched

Hitched

The adventures of a newly married teenage couple in the Old West.

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

Several men hiking in the mountains discover an injured skyjacker who parachuted from a plane with $600,000. They kill him, then start fighting each other over the money.

Destiny of a Spy

Destiny of a Spy

A veteran Russian spy is brought out of retirement to be sent to the West to do an important sabotage job. However, he finds himself falling in love with an attractive British double agent.

Hauser's Memory

Hauser's Memory

A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleague in order to preserve missile-defense secrets. However, he finds that he is now torn between his own wife and that of his dead colleague, who was a Nazi sympathizer.

The Harness

The Harness

A gentle John Steinbeck tale from 1938 about a farmer who is dominated by his ailing wife until a free-minded young woman turns up at his ranch with her eight-year-old son.

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

Based on the screenplay by Mel Dinelli, this story revolves around Helen Warren, a beautiful mute girl, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer who preys on young handicapped women.

A Case of Rape

A Case of Rape

When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was the treatment by the hospital staff, police and the court system, when she reported it, and the man was caught.

The Dream Makers

The Dream Makers

A college president becomes the president of a record company, and finds himself enmeshed in a payola scandal.

Ike

Ike

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby.