The Hospital

The Hospital
The Hospital
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arthur Hiller
Written by	Paddy Chayefsky
Produced by	Howard Gottfried; Paddy Chayefsky;
Starring	George C. Scott; Diana Rigg
Narrated by	Paddy Chayefsky
Cinematography	Victor J. Kemper
Edited by	Eric Albertson
Music by	Morris Surdin
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 14, 1971;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$14.1 million; $9 million (rentals)

The Hospital is a 1971 American absurdist satirical black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller^[2] and starring George C. Scott as Dr. Herbert Bock. It was written by Paddy Chayefsky, who was awarded the 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.^[3] Chayefsky also narrates the film and was one of the producers; he had complete control over the casting and content of the film.

In 1995, The Hospital was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[4]

^ "The Hospital, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^ Note that the film's opening credits explicitly give authorship of the film, not just the screenplay, to Chayefsky, who had complete control over the film's casting and content
^ The Hospital at IMDb
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

[1] "The Hospital, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

[2] Note that the film's opening credits explicitly give authorship of the film, not just the screenplay, to Chayefsky, who had complete control over the film's casting and content

[3] The Hospital at IMDb

[4] "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

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