screenplay "The Hospital"
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"The Hospital" is a satirical 1971 film screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky that skewers the dysfunction and bureaucracy of the American medical system.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| screenplay "The Hospital" canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film screenplay
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satirical work ⓘ screenplay ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Hospital
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surface form:
The Hospital (1971 film)
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| author | Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Paddy Chayefsky ONNED1 ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| distributorOfAdaptation | United Artists ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAdaptation | Arthur Hiller ⓘ |
| followsInCareerAfter |
Marty (1953 teleplay)
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surface form:
Marty (screenplay)
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| genre |
black comedy
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medical drama ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTone |
cynical
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darkly comic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | American film industry ⓘ |
| leadActorOfAdaptation | George C. Scott ⓘ |
| leadActressOfAdaptation | Diana Rigg ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American medical system
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dysfunction in healthcare ⓘ hospital bureaucracy ⓘ |
| medium | written text ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | feature-length screenplay ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Dr. Herbert Bock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
sharp critique of U.S. healthcare system
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winning an Academy Award for its screenplay ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCareerOf | Paddy Chayefsky film work ⓘ |
| precedesInCareerBefore |
screenplay "Network"
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surface form:
Network (screenplay)
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| productionCompanyOfAdaptation | Simcha Productions ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
bureaucracy in hospitals
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dysfunction of the American medical system ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ |
| setting | fictional New York City hospital ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation in modern institutions
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dehumanization in healthcare ⓘ institutional incompetence ⓘ medical malpractice ⓘ suicidal ideation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary to early 1970s ⓘ |
| writtenFor | cinema ⓘ |
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