The Hospital (1971)
1h 43min
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Madness, Murder and Malpractice.
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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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Personal RedemptionForbidden LoveUnethical PracticesMedical MalpracticeSuicidal ThoughtsWorkplace RomanceInternal InvestigationProfessional CrisisHospital Bureaucracy




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Directed by: Arthur Hiller, Victor J. Kemper, Peter R. Scoppa
Written by: Paddy Chayefsky
Produced by: Howard Gottfried, Paddy Chayefsky, Jack Grossberg
Composed by: Morris Surdin
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