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The Hospital. The Hospital is a 1971 American absurdist satirical black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller [2] and starring George C. Scott as Dr. Herbert Bock. It was written by Paddy Chayefsky, who was awarded the 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. [3] Chayefsky also narrates the film and was one of the producers; he had ...
May 11, 1972 · The Hospital: Directed by Arthur Hiller. With George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard Dysart. A hospital's chief-of-staff struggles to find meaning in his life during a spate of staff deaths.
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- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Arthur Hiller
- 1972-05-11
A hospital's chief-of-staff struggles to find meaning in his life during a spate of staff deaths. Dr. Herbert Bock (George C. Scott), the chief of medicine in a New York City teaching hospital, is contemplating suicide. He's impotent, his wife has left him, and his children aren't speaking to him. His hospital is also suffering from a recent ...
That article added that the film was shot in a New York hospital's new, as-yet-unused psychiatry wing. The Hospital marked Chayevsky's first original screenplay; the first American feature film for composer Morris Surdin; and the producing debut of Howard Gottfried, who went on the produce Network (1976, ) and Body Double (1984).
- Arthur Hiller, Larry Albucher, Peter Scoppa
- George C Scott
Jan 29, 2012 · Paddy Chayefsky’s screenplay captures the chaos of everyday life in an urban hospital. Patients at the hospital die, often due to carelessness, ineptness, and malpractice of the staff. In a subplot, Bogg, a lonely man, falls for Barbara Drummond (British actress Diana Rigg), the daughter of a patient (played by the Broadway actor Barnard Hughes).
Watch The Hospital with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, or buy on Fandango at Home. Herbert Bock (George C. Scott), the chief of medicine in a New York City teaching ...
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- Comedy, Drama
- PG-13
