The Hospital
Madness, Murder and Malpractice.
The Hospital (1971)
Timing:
1:43 (103 min)
6.564/10
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7.068/10
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7.1/10
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Country
Production
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Budget
$0
Revenue
$19 711 560
Director
Actors
George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Donald Harron, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Jordan Charney, Roberts Blossom
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Howard Gottfried, Paddy Chayefsky
Operator
Composer
Morris Surdin
Artist
Audition
Marion Dougherty
Editing
Eric Albertson
All team (29)
All team (29)
Short description
Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice. Hours later, another doctor, who happens to be responsible for another case of malpractice, is found dead. Despondent, Bock finds himself drawn to Barbara, the daughter of a comatose missionary.
What's left behind the scenes
- In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
- George C. Scott (1927-1999) was cast as Dr. Bock, but he almost lost the role when the actor demanded a $3 million fee (a very substantial fee at the time). The role was offered to Rod Steiger (1925-2002), but his demands were even more excessive, and the role ultimately went to Scott.
- Barnard Hughes (1915-2006) appeared on screen in two roles – Edmond Drummond, and also (in makeup and a wig) as the surgeon Dr. Mallory. Initially, this confused some viewers, as they recognized him and assumed Drummond was pretending to be Mallory. It didn't occur to them that these were two different characters.
- In order not to interfere with the normal functioning of the hospital, the film crew occupied two floors in the building of the new psychiatric ward for indoor filming, which was under construction at the time and was only scheduled to open in January 1972, i.e., after the completion of filming.
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