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Britannia Hospital (1982) 6.1
Mick Travis is a reporter who is about to shoot a documentary on Britannia Hospital, an institution which mirrors the downsides of British Society. It's the day when Her Royal Highness is ... See full summary » Director:Lindsay AndersonWriter:David Sherwin |
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Vincent Potter
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John Moffatt | ... |
Greville Figg
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Chief Superintendant Johns
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Vivian Pickles | ... |
Matron
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Barbara Hicks | ... |
Miss Tinker
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Jill Bennett | ... |
Dr. MacMillan
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Peter Jeffrey | ... |
Sir Geoffrey
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Marsha A. Hunt | ... |
Nurse Amanda Persil
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Dr. Houston
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Mary MacLeod | ... |
Casualty Sister
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Phyllis Grimshaw
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Dave Atkins | ... |
Sharkey
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Mick Travis is a reporter who is about to shoot a documentary on Britannia Hospital, an institution which mirrors the downsides of British Society. It's the day when Her Royal Highness is to visit the hospital to inaugurate a new wing, where advanced (and sinister) scientific experiments led by Prof. Millar will take place. Everybody in the hospital, from the cooks who refuse to cook, to the painters who couldn't care less to get their job done, to an African cannibalistic dictator (a la Amin Dada) whom demonstrators want expelled from the hospital and tried, will contribute to making HRH's visit (and Mick Travis's life) a true nightmare. Written by Dragomir R. Radev <radev@cs.columbia.edu>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 May 1982 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Britannia Hospital - juhlapäivä See more »Filming Locations:
Friern Barnet Hospital, Friern Barnet Road, Friern Barnet, London, England, UK See more »Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Lyrics by Edmond Budry, music by George Frideric Handel
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After about one month in release in England, EMI Films withdrew the film from distribution. See more »Goofs
At 1:16:05, Dr Millar chops off a certain character's head with a meat cleaver and then raises the cleaver to show it spotlessly clean. See more »Quotes
Professor Millar: Friends! Fellow Members of the Human Race! We are gathered here for a purpose. Let us look together at Mankind. What do we see? We see Mastery. What wonders Mankind can perform. He can cross the oceans and continents today, as easily as our grandfathers crossed the street. Tomorrow he will as easily cross the vast territories of space. He can make deserts FERTILE and plant cabbages on the Moon. And what does man CHOOSE? Alone among the creatures of this world, the Human Race CHOOSES to ...See more »
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"Thine Be The Glory"(uncredited)
Lyrics by Edmond Budry, music by George Frideric Handel
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It's sad to see that there are no directors like Anderson these days. In fact, there never was a director like him and I doubt there ever will be one like him ever.
To start, I must warn any potential viewers that this film is a hand full. If you turn your head for more than 2 minutes you might be totally lost. To understand the humor of this film don't expect the kind of humor we find in today's comedy's or satires.
There's something genuine about this movie. Anderson has created his own little universe with his Mick Travis Trilogy and expect the unexpected when watching this film.
Overall, I say it was a good watch. It certainly intrigued and impressed with it's multiple characters. Mark Hamill has a hilarious part, and so does Malcolm McDowell. It's too bad they weren't in the movie more.
Anyone who loves weird movies will have to give this one a watch. It is simply one the best of its breed and will never fail to entertain. It gets slow in some parts but the scenes with McDowell pick the film right back up. His characterization of Travis is just brilliantly funny and odd. The ending scene is as epic and classic as any scene you'll find in cinema.