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White Dwarf is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Peter Markle released in USA on 23 may 1995 with Paul Winfield

White Dwarf (1995)

White Dwarf
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Released in USA 23 may 1995
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Science fiction,    Fantasy,    Adventure
Rating62% 3.1475153.1475153.1475153.1475153.147515

White Dwarf is a 1995 science fiction TV movie written by Bruce Wagner, directed by Peter Markle, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Halmi Sr. and Bruce Wagner for American Zoetrope.
Originally intended as a television pilot, the film first aired on the Fox Network on May 23, 1995. While expected to be well received, the film instead garnered generally negative reception. Negative reception notwithstanding, the project received a 1995 ASC Awards nomination for 'Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography'.

Synopsis

In the year 3040, New York medical student Driscoll Rampart (Neal McDonough) is completing his internship on Rusta, a rural planet which due to it being tidally locked to its primary, is divided into contrasting halves of day and night with the halves separated by a wall. The two sides are involved in a civil war: The day side containing a Victorian-styled colony is at odds with the night containing a medieval kingdom. The differences between the two cultures leaves Rampart in a state of wonder. Rampart arrives from Earth for a six-month stint at the Light Side clinic run by Dr. Akada (Paul Winfield). Rampart's ambition is to eventually set up a private practice in Manhattan on Park Avenue.

Actors

Paul Winfield

(Dr. Akada)Neal McDonough

(Dr. Driscoll Rampart)CCH Pounder

(Nurse Shabana)Beverley Mitchell

(XuXu)David St. James

(King Joist's Royal Guard)
And :
James Morrison
Marsha Dietlein
Michael McGrady
Robert O. Cornthwaite
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