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The National Health (1973)

 -  Comedy  -  10 August 1979 (USA)
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Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin
Colin Blakely ...
Edward Loach
Eleanor Bron ...
Sister McFee / Sister Mary MacArthur
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Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
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Barnet / Dr. Neil Boyd
Sheila Scott-Wilkenson ...
Nurse Powell / Cleo Norton
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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
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Quality Black Humor
20 November 2003 | by (Florida, USA) – See all my reviews



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.

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