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The National Health

The National Health

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Comedy
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1973-03-06
⌚ Running Time: 98 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.6

Beloved Cast

Lynn Redgrave original image
Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin
Lynn Redgrave
Eleanor Bron original image
Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
Eleanor Bron
Jim Dale original image
Barnet / Dr. Neil Boyd
Jim Dale
Donald Sinden original image
Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
Donald Sinden
Mervyn Johns original image
Rees
Mervyn Johns
Bob Hoskins original image
Foster
Bob Hoskins
Colin Blakely original image
Edward Loach
Colin Blakely
Sheila Scott-Wilkenson original image
Nurse Powell / Cleo Norton
Sheila Scott-Wilkenson
Neville Aurelius original image
Neville Aurelius
Gillian Barge original image
Gillian Barge
George Browne original image
George Browne
James Hazeldine original image
James Hazeldine
Patience Collier original image
Patience Collier
Mervyn Johns original image
Mervyn Johns
Clive Swift original image
Clive Swift
Maureen Pryor original image
Maureen Pryor

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