---
title: 'Coma (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Crichton'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/coma-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077355/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Coma (1978)

1978 · PG · 113 min · Horror, Science Fiction, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Coma is a 1978 American mystery thriller film based on the 1977 novel by Robin Cook. The film rights were acquired by director Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay, and the movie was produced by Martin Erlichmann for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cast includes Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Richard Widmark, and Rip Torn. Among the actors in smaller roles are Tom Selleck, Lois Chiles, and Ed Harris.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crichton)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crichton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Martin Erlichman](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-erlichman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Victor J. Kemper](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-j-kemper), [Gerald Hirschfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-hirschfeld)
- **Editor:** [David Bretherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bretherton)

## Cast

- [Lance LeGault](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-legault)
- [Hari Rhodes](https://cinepixo.com/people/hari-rhodes)
- [Paul Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-ryan)
- [Elizabeth Ashley](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-ashley)
- [Michael Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mann)
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)
- [Michael Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-douglas)
- [Geneviève Bujold](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-bujold)
- [Joanna Kerns](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-kerns)
- [Nicholas Worth](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-worth)
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)
- [Ed Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-harris)
- [Tom Selleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-selleck)
- [Richard Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-doyle)
- [Lois Chiles](https://cinepixo.com/people/lois-chiles)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/coma-1978
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