The Hospital

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The Hospital is a 1971 satirical drama film that critiques the American medical system, starring George C. Scott as a beleaguered chief of medicine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film
film
satirical film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
awardReceivedBy Paddy Chayefsky
awardYear 1972
basedOn original screenplay
characterPortrayedBy George C. Scott
surface form: Dr. Herbert Bock – George C. Scott
cinematographyBy Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizes American medical system
hospital administration
director Arthur Hiller
distributor United Artists Releasing
surface form: United Artists
editedBy Eric Albertson
era New Hollywood
surface form: New Hollywood cinema
genre drama
satire
hasGenreElement black comedy
hasIMDbId tt0067217
language English
mainCharacter Dr. Herbert Bock
medium feature film
musicBy Morris Surdin
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
nominee George C. Scott
notableFor darkly comic portrayal of hospital dysfunction
producer Howard Gottfried NERFINISHED
productionCompany Simcha Productions
publicationDate 1971-12-14
releaseFormat theatrical release
releaseYear 1971
runtimeMinutes 103
screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky
setting New York City
fictional Manhattan teaching hospital
starring Barnard Hughes
Diana Rigg
George C. Scott
Richard Dysart
Stephen Elliott
theme alienation and burnout
bureaucracy in healthcare
critique of the American medical system
medical malpractice
writer Paddy Chayefsky

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George C. Scott notableWork The Hospital
Paddy Chayefsky notableWork The Hospital
Arthur Hiller notableWork The Hospital
Arthur Hiller directed The Hospital
Diana Rigg notableWork The Hospital
screenplay "The Hospital" adaptedAs The Hospital
subject surface form: The Hospital
this entity surface form: The Hospital (1971 film)