The Hospital (1971)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.072 |
Directed By
Arthur Hiller
Crew
Arthur Hiller
Paddy Chayefsky
Frank L. Thompson
Paddy Chayefsky
Herbert F. Mulligan
Victor J. Kemper
Howard Gottfried
Jack Grossberg
Gene Rudolf
Eric Albertson
Morris Surdin
Larry Y. Albucher
Bruno Robotti
Sybil Reich
Richard Quinlan
Florence Nerlinger
Harry Lynott
Peter R. Scoppa
William Curry
Edward Gold
Dennis Maitland
Barbara Robinson
Robert Reilly
Marion Dougherty
Don Record
James W. Finnerty
Walter Way
Martin Gaiptman
Evelyn Woerner
Vincent Callaghan
TOP CAST
George C. Scott
Dr. Herbert Bock
Diana Rigg
Barbara Drummond
Barnard Hughes
Drummond
Richard Dysart
Dr. Welbeck
Stephen Elliott
Dr. Sundstrom
Donald Harron
Milton Mead
Andrew Duncan
William Mead
Nancy Marchand
Mrs. Christie
Jordan Charney
Hitchcock
Roberts Blossom
Guernsey
Lenny Baker
Dr. Schaefer
Richard Hamilton
Dr. Ronald Casey
Arthur Junaluska
Mr. Blacktree
Kate Harrington
Nurse Dunne
Katherine Helmond
Marilyn Mead
David Hooks
Dr. Einhorn
Frances Sternhagen
Mrs. Cushing
Robert Walden
Dr. Brubaker
William Perlow
Cardiac Arrest Doctor
Bette Henritze
Operating Room Nurse
Rehn Scofield
Dr. Spezio
Dora Weissman
Lady in the Hospital
Carolyn Krigbaum
Dr. Bock's Secretary
Paddy Chayefsky
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Anthony
Dr. Elroy Ives (uncredited)
Leigh Beery
Mead's Secretary (uncredited)
Cynthia Belgrave
Nurse Reardon (uncredited)
Norman Berns
Dr. Biegelman (uncredited)
Jacqueline Brookes
Dr. Immelman (uncredited)
Lonnie Burr
Intern (uncredited)
Stockard Channing
E.R. Nurse (uncredited)
Alex Colon
Young Lord (uncredited)
Matthew Cowles
Intern Chandler (uncredited)
Reid Cruickshanks
Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Anita Dangler
Paranoid Lady (uncredited)
Jean David
Stephanie McGuire (uncredited)
Lorrie Davis
Nurse Divine (uncredited)
Dawn Powell Dell
Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Dennis Dugan
E.R. Doctor (uncredited)
Milton Earl Forrest
Militant Leader (uncredited)
Julie Garfield
Nurse Perez (uncredited)
Richard Goode
Dr. Sutcliffe (uncredited)
Nat Grant
Black Panther (uncredited)
Sarina C. Grant
Nurse X (uncredited)
Christopher Guest
Resident (uncredited)
Nat Horne
Patient (uncredited)
Bette Howard
Young Mother (uncredited)
Tresa Hughes
Mrs. Donovan (uncredited)
Bruce Kornbluth
Young Activist Doctor (uncredited)
Bill Lazarus
Police Captain (uncredited)
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