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Paper Mask(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-09-14
57%
21 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Trust me. I'm a doctor.
Overview:
A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Paper Mask
British Screen Productions
Movie: Paper Mask
Top 10 Billed Cast
Paul McGann
Matthew Harris
Amanda Donohoe
Christine Taylor
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Thorn
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Celia Mumford
Jimmy Yuill
Alec Moran
Mark Lewis Jones
Dr. Lloyd
Oliver Ford Davies
Coroner
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Overview
A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.
Release Date
1990-09-14
Average
5.738
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
Trust me. I'm a doctor.
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Languages:
English
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