The Hospital

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The Hospital

PG-13,

1971,

1h 44m,

Comedy/

Drama

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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 spate of inexplicable deaths. In the midst of these setbacks, Bock is romantically drawn to the much younger Barbara (Diana Rigg), whose father is a patient. As Barbara restores Bock's will to live, it turns out that the hospital deaths are murders.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

3/4

The Hospital is a better movie than you may have been led to believe. It has been criticized for switching tone in midstream, but maybe it's only heading for deeper, swifter waters.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Sep 18, 2021

3/4

Paddy Chayefsky's Oscar-winning script is bilious and brutal in its look at the medical community.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apr 2, 2021

3/4

...rife with compelling sequences and spellbinding performances...

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

May 7, 2019

4.5/5

It will have you pondering the effectiveness of the American healthcare system, one that hasn't changed (too) much since '71.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jan 29, 2012

B+

This darkly humorous satire of an urban hospital is probably the only decent movie that Arthur Hiller had directed, benefiting from Chayefsky's Oscar winning script.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Apr 6, 2008

4/5

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Jan 26, 2019

The best comedy movie ever made!

Rey S

Jan 30, 2018

Led by George C. Scott's strong lead performance, The Hospital's grim story is backed up by social commentary.

Finn P

Jan 19, 2018

its a bit of a soap opera, but i enjoyed the hospital, i like george C scott

Abraham W

Aug 17, 2017

So bad... So good. But really so bad. But also. So good.

Anakin M

Sep 23, 2012

Another lost rating flixster.

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Arthur Hiller

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George C. Scott

Dr. Herbert Bock

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Miss Barbara Drummond

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Synopsis

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 spate of inexplicable deaths. In the midst of these setbacks, Bock is romantically drawn to the much younger Barbara (Diana Rigg), whose father is a patient. As Barbara restores Bock's will to live, it turns out that the hospital deaths are murders.

Director: Arthur Hiller
Producer: Howard Gottfried
Screenwriter: Paddy Chayefsky
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Simcha Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 14, 1971, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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