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

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Paddy Chayefsky wrote screenplay "The Hospital"