Hospital (1971) / (Mono Sub)
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 20, 2022
- Originally Released: 1971
- Label: Sandpiper Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Diana Rigg, George C. Scott, Barnard Hughes, Robert Walden, Frances Sternhagen, Lenny Baker, Nancy Marchand, Roberts Blossom, Stockard Channing, Richard Dysart & Stephen Elliott | |
Directed by | Arthur Hiller |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1971 -
Best Original Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky
Entertainment Reviews:
...[A] blisteringly cynical satire....One of the darkest movies ever made...
Rolling Stone
...Writer Paddy Chayesfsky's diatribe against the medical profession is compelling...
USA Today
Product Description:
Paddy Chayevsky, the scriptwriter of this black comedy, also penned such paranoid classics as NETWORK and ALTERED STATES. He was known for his acerbic work that was often heavy on social commentary. With THE HOSPITAL, Chayevsky is spot on in his satire about modern bureaucracies. As a result, the themes in his films feel very current.
Dr. Herb Bock (George C. Scott) is an alcoholic doctor-turned-administrator who tries to manage an overburdened and chaotic hospital with fatal results. In an absurd twist, it appears that they are losing patients left and right; even hospital workers are dying. Bock meets Miss Barbara Drummond (Diana Rigg, of THE AVENGERS), a woman waiting for her father to recover from a coma, and manages to bond with her over the ludicrous situations institutions impose on their patrons. The comedy here attacks the prestige surrounding the medical profession, and this cult favorite still rings true in our HMO age. Luckily, laughter is still the best medicine. THE HOSPITAL earned two Oscar nominations, including one for George C. Scott for Best Actor.
Dr. Herb Bock (George C. Scott) is an alcoholic doctor-turned-administrator who tries to manage an overburdened and chaotic hospital with fatal results. In an absurd twist, it appears that they are losing patients left and right; even hospital workers are dying. Bock meets Miss Barbara Drummond (Diana Rigg, of THE AVENGERS), a woman waiting for her father to recover from a coma, and manages to bond with her over the ludicrous situations institutions impose on their patrons. The comedy here attacks the prestige surrounding the medical profession, and this cult favorite still rings true in our HMO age. Luckily, laughter is still the best medicine. THE HOSPITAL earned two Oscar nominations, including one for George C. Scott for Best Actor.
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- Sales Rank: 26,505
- UPC: 850035985533
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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