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Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Mar 6, 1973
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Run Time: 1h 38m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United Kingdom
Production Companies: Virgin Films
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Synopsis
Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it contrasts the appalling conditions in a overcrowded London hospital with a soap opera playing on the televisions there. In an ingenious touch, the same actors appear in the "real" story as well as the "TV" one, thus blurring the distinctions even further. Jack Gould directs such outstanding British actors as Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Jim Dale, Donald Sinden, Mervyn Johns, and, in only his second film, Bob Hoskins. The renowned Carl Davis composed the score.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Camera | Director of Photography |
John Coquillon
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Sound | Original Music Composer |
Carl Davis
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Production | Producer |
Terry Glinwood
Ned Sherrin
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Directing | Director |
Jack Gold
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Writing | Screenplay |
Peter Nichols
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Theatre Play |
Peter Nichols
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