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Release Date:
29 September 1972 (Denmark) moreTagline:
Madness, Murder and Malpractice. morePlot:
Black comedy in which a suicidal doctor struggles to find meaning in his life while a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Joe Dante's Trailers From Hell Pays Tribute To 'The Hospital"(From CinemaRetro. 8 April 2009, 5:38 PM, PDT)
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Chayefsky hits it out of the park moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| George C. Scott | ... | Dr. Bock | |
| Diana Rigg | ... | Barbara | |
| Barnard Hughes | ... | Drummond | |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Dr. Welbeck | |
| Stephen Elliott | ... | Dr. Sundstrom | |
| Andrew Duncan | ... | William Mead | |
| Donald Harron | ... | Milton Mead | |
| Nancy Marchand | ... | Mrs. Christie | |
| Jordan Charney | ... | Hitchcock | |
| Roberts Blossom | ... | Guernsey | |
| Lenny Baker | ... | Dr. Schaefer | |
| Richard Hamilton | ... | Dr. Ronald Casey | |
| Arthur Junaluska | ... | Mr. Blacktree | |
| Kate Harrington | ... | Nurse Dunne | |
| Katherine Helmond | ... | Marilyn Mead |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content and drug references.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
103 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (1997) | Finland:S | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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According to TCM host Robert Osborne, Paddy Chayefsky passed on having Walter Matthau or Burt Lancaster in George C. Scott's role, and either Jane Fonda, Ali MacGraw, or Candice Bergen in Diana Rigg's. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the Emergency Room, the dead patient's eyes and head change positions between the time Mrs. Cushing and Dr. Spezio look at him. moreQuotes:
Barbara: I have a thing about middle-aged men.Bock: I admire your candor.
Barbara: You've been admiring a lot more than that.
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I had never paid much attention to this flick until I learned that Paddy Chayefsky - author of the brilliant "Network" - was the scriptwriter. His work there had instructed me as to his genius, so when 'Hospital' appeared on TMC, I was anxious to see it. I was not disappointed. Looking at both this film and "Network" it would seem that his big theme is the absurdity, inanity, and sheer viciousness of large human enterprises (e.g., hospitals, networks) against the sanctity of individual experience and the human spirit, and all of it delivered with a knife-edge sense of utterly black humor. "Hospital" is as black of a comedy as "Network" is, and the excellent cast, led by the incomparable Scott, does his work full justice. This is a keeper; definitely not to miss.