The Hospital

1971 satirical film directed by Arthur Hiller
Movie film Q1630422
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Summary

The Hospital is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,708 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4]
  • Director: Arthur Hiller[5]
  • Screenwriter: Paddy Chayefsky[6]
  • Composer: Morris Surdin[7]
  • Genre: comedy film[8], mystery film[9], drama film[10]
  • Cast member: George C. Scott[11], Diana Rigg[12], Richard Dysart[13], Barnard Hughes[14], Stephen Elliott[15], Nancy Marchand[16], Roberts Blossom[17], Katherine Helmond[18], Frances Sternhagen[19], Robert Walden[20], Don Harron[21], Christopher Guest[22]
  • Producer: Howard Gottfried[23]
  • Director of photography: Victor J. Kemper[24]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[27], 100%[28]
  • Color: color[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Publication date: December 14, 1971[31], May 11, 1972[32], June 1972[33], June 16, 1972[34], August 26, 1972[35], August 31, 1972[36], September 29, 1972[37], October 11, 1972[38], November 1972[39], November 3, 1972[40], November 10, 1972[41], November 30, 1972[42], March 2, 1973[43], July 30, 1973[44]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[45]
  • Narrative location: New York City[46]
  • Film editor: Eric Albertson[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[48], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[49]
  • Title: The Hospital[50]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[51]
  • Different from: Špitál[52]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[53]
  • Duration: 103 minutes[54]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[55]
  • CNC film rating (France): no minors under twelve[56]

Why It Matters

The Hospital has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did The Hospital receive?

Honors received include Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize[3] and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'eml', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl'
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    Producer → Howard Gottfried
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