The Hospital

"Madness, Murder and Malpractice."

May 11 1972 PG-13 1h 43m
Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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.

Plot

Dr. Herbert Bock (George C. Scott), the chief of medicine in a New York City teaching hospital, is contemplating suicide. He's impotent, his wife has left him, and his children aren't speaking to him. His hospital is also suffering from a recent spate of inexplicable deaths. In the midst of these setbacks, Bock is romantically drawn to the much younger Barbara Drummond (Dame Diana Rigg), whose father is a patient. As Barbara restores Bock's will to live, it turns out that the hospital deaths are murders.

Written by

Paddy Chayefsky

Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Cast

George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Simcha Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 5 nominations total

Trailers
The Hospital Official Trailer #1 - George C. Scott Movie (1971) HD
Featurettes
Michael Lehmann on THE HOSPITAL
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