The read
Scores higher than 87% of the 618 1970s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic72/100
114 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur HillerDirector
- Paddy ChayefskyWriter
- Morris SurdinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- George C. ScottDr. Herbert Bock
- Diana RiggBarbara Drummond
- Barnard HughesDrummond
- Richard DysartDr. Welbeck
- Stephen ElliottDr. Sundstrom
- Donald HarronMilton Mead
- Andrew DuncanWilliam Mead
- Nancy MarchandMrs. Christie
- Jordan CharneyHitchcock
- Roberts BlossomGuernsey
- Lenny BakerDr. Schaefer
- Richard HamiltonDr. Ronald Casey
Stills
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Themes
The Best Movies of 1971
The Hospital is #23 of 60
