The Hospital (1971)
1h 43m
Running Time
December 14, 1971Release Date

Plot.
Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice. Hours later, another doctor, who happens to be responsible for another case of malpractice, is found dead. Despondent, Bock finds himself drawn to Barbara, the daughter of a comatose missionary.
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Cast & Crew.

George C. Scott
Dr. Herbert Bock

Diana Rigg
Barbara Drummond

Barnard Hughes
Drummond

Richard Dysart
Dr. Welbeck

Stephen Elliott
Dr. Sundstrom

Donald Harron
Milton Mead

Andrew Duncan
William 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

David Hooks
Dr. Einhorn

Frances Sternhagen
Mrs. Cushing

Robert Walden
Dr. Brubaker

William Perlow
Cardiac Arrest Doctor

Bette Henritze
Operating Room Nurse

Rehn Scofield
Dr. Spezio

Dora Weissman
Lady in the Hospital

Carolyn Krigbaum
Dr. Bock's Secretary

Paddy Chayefsky
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Writer / Producer

Robert Anthony
Dr. Elroy Ives (uncredited)

Leigh Beery
Mead's Secretary (uncredited)

Cynthia Belgrave
Nurse Reardon (uncredited)

Norman Berns
Dr. Biegelman (uncredited)

Jacqueline Brookes
Dr. Immelman (uncredited)

Lonnie Burr
Intern (uncredited)

Stockard Channing
E.R. Nurse (uncredited)

Alex Colon
Young Lord (uncredited)

Matthew Cowles
Intern Chandler (uncredited)

Reid Cruickshanks
Chief Engineer (uncredited)

Anita Dangler
Paranoid Lady (uncredited)

Jean David
Stephanie McGuire (uncredited)

Lorrie Davis
Nurse Divine (uncredited)

Dawn Powell Dell
Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

Dennis Dugan
E.R. Doctor (uncredited)

Milton Earl Forrest
Militant Leader (uncredited)

Julie Garfield
Nurse Perez (uncredited)

Richard Goode
Dr. Sutcliffe (uncredited)

Nat Grant
Black Panther (uncredited)

Sarina C. Grant
Nurse X (uncredited)

Christopher Guest
Resident (uncredited)

Nat Horne
Patient (uncredited)

Bette Howard
Young Mother (uncredited)

Tresa Hughes
Mrs. Donovan (uncredited)

Bruce Kornbluth
Young Activist Doctor (uncredited)

Bill Lazarus
Police Captain (uncredited)

Paul Mace
Intern Ambler (uncredited)

Nancy MacKay
Sheilah (uncredited)

Tony Major
Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

Shawn McAllister
Medical Intern (uncredited)

Joy Nicholson
Sundstrom's Secretary (uncredited)

Bob O'Connell
Policeman (uncredited)

Angie Ortega
Nurse Teresa Campanella (uncredited)

Janet Paul
Emergency Room Receptionist (uncredited)

Lou Polan
Dr. Lagerman (uncredited)

Paul B. Price
Nameless Man (uncredited)

Janet Sarno
Nurse Rivers (uncredited)

Sab Shimono
Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)

Marilyn Sokol
Lady Lib. (uncredited)

Tom Spratley
Mitgang (uncredited)

John Tremaine
Doctor (uncredited)

Tracey Walter
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Gena Wheeler
Holding Nurse (uncredited)

Lydia Wilen
Emergency Nurse (uncredited)

Arthur Hiller
Director

Gene Rudolf
Production Design

Frank L. Thompson
Costume Design

Herbert F. Mulligan
Set Decoration

Morris Surdin
Original Music Composer

Howard Gottfried
Producer

Eric Albertson
Editor

Jack Grossberg
Associate Producer

Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography

Edward Gold
Camera Operator

Dennis Maitland
Sound Mixer

Harry Lynott
Carpenter

Marion Dougherty
Casting

Peter R. Scoppa
First Assistant Director

Don Record
Title Designer

James W. Finnerty
Key Grip

Sybil Reich
Extras Casting

Larry Y. Albucher
Second Assistant Director

Richard Quinlan
Gaffer

Robert Reilly
Set Dresser

Walter Way
Construction Grip

Bruno Robotti
Scenic Artist

William Curry
Transportation Captain

Barbara Robinson
Script Supervisor

Martin Gaiptman
Wardrobe Supervisor

Evelyn Woerner
Technical Advisor

Vincent Callaghan
Makeup Artist

Florence Nerlinger
Associate Producer
Media.









Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingPG-13
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
hospital
medical malpractice
Wiki.
The Hospital is a 1971 American absurdist satirical black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller 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. Chayefsky also narrates the film and was one of the producers; he had complete control over the casting and content of the film.
In 1995, The Hospital was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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