Hospital, The

Hospital, The

1971

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.

Madness, Murder and Malpractice.

JBscale
83
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Comedy
Length
1 hr. 43 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 14, 1971
US Box Office
$19,711,560 (#3434 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Drug References, Sexual Content, Thematic Elements

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
December 20, 2022
Acquired Date
November 23, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

George C. Scott
George C. Scott
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg
Barnard Hughes
Barnard Hughes
Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart
Stephen Elliott
Stephen Elliott
Donald Harron
Donald Harron
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan
Nancy Marchand
Nancy Marchand
Jordan Charney
Jordan Charney
Roberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom
Lenny Baker
Lenny Baker
Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton
Katherine Helmond
Katherine Helmond
Frances Sternhagen
Frances Sternhagen
Robert Walden
Robert Walden

Directors

Arthur Hiller
Arthur Hiller

Producers

Howard Gottfried
Howard Gottfried

Writers

Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky

Awards & Accolades

  • 1971 Oscar : Writing (Original Screenplay)

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
100%
Tomatometer
13 votes
RT Hot
73%
Popcornmeter
149 votes
METASCORE
72
7 votes
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
7,560 votes

Additional Info

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