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10 August 1979 (USA) morePlot Keywords:
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win moreUser Comments:
Quality Black Humor moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Lynn Redgrave | ... | Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin |
 | Colin Blakely | ... | Edward Loach |
| Eleanor Bron | ... | Sister McFee / Sister Mary MacArthur |
| Donald Sinden | ... | Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd |
| Jim Dale | ... | Barnet / Dr. Neil Boyd |
| Sheila Scott-Wilkenson | ... | Nurse Powell / Cleo Norton |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Neville Aurelius | ... | Leyland / Monk |
| Gillian Barge | ... | Dr. Bird |
| George Browne | ... | The Chaplain |
| Patience Collier | ... | The Lady Visitor |
| Jumoke Debayo | ... | Nurse Lake |
| Robert Gillespie | ... | Tyler |
| John Hamill | ... | Kenny |
| Don Hawkins | ... | Les |
| James Hazeldine | ... | Student Doctor |
 | Bob Hoskins | ... | Foster |
| David Hutcheson | ... | Mackie |
| Mervyn Johns | ... | Rees |
| Bert Palmer | ... | Flegg |
| Maureen Pryor | ... | The Matron |
| Richie Stewart | ... | Mortuary Attendant |
| Clive Swift | ... | Ash |
| Graham Weston | ... | Michael |
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The stage production of "The National Health" by Peter Nichols opened at the Circle in the Square Theater in New York on October 10, 1974, ran for 53 performances and was nominated for the 1975 Tony Award for the Best Play. moreFAQ
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Jim Dale is a revelation in this movie, with only slight echoes of his "Carry on Doctor" movies - here he has much richer material to play with.
The appalling conditions of an under-funded national health hospital are comically contrasted with a "Dr Kildare" style soap showing in the ward televisions. The contrast between the real world and the fantasy soap world is skillfully done.
A charming, tragic, funny and intelligent black comedy made in the days when Britain generally made very poor comedy movies.