The Hospital (1971)
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Directors
Arthur Hiller
Cast
George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard A. Dysart, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Stephen Elliott
The story
At a Manhattan teaching hospital, the life of Dr. Bock, the Chief of Medicine, is in disarray: he has left his wife, his children don't talk to him, and his once-beloved teaching hospital is falling apart. The hospital is dealing with the sudden deaths of two doctors and a nurse.
Genres
Satire, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, drama film, mystery film
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