Dr. Death: Cutthroat Conman
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Revealing the shocking rise and fall of Paolo Macchiarini, the superstar celebrity surgeon who ascended to global fame after performing the world's first synthetic organ transplant, only to be exposed as an international con man whose web of lies extends decades, ensnared many including those in his personal life and left a trail of devastated patients grappling with a nightmare.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2023-12-21
Runtime: 84 mins
Director: John Pappas
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, Crime
Original title: Dr. Death: Cutthroat Conman
Production Companies: Maxine Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studio
Production Countries: United States of America
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