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A hospital's chief-of-staff struggles to find meaning in his life during a spate of staff deaths.A hospital's chief-of-staff struggles to find meaning in his life during a spate of staff deaths.A hospital's chief-of-staff struggles to find meaning in his life during a spate of staff deaths.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 5 nominations total
Richard Dysart
- Dr. Welbeck
- (as Richard A. Dysart)
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- TriviaWhen Dr. Herbert Bock rants, "We have established the most enormous, medical...entity ever conceived and people are sicker than ever!" the slight pause, searching for the word "entity", was spontaneously ad-libbed by George C. Scott to save the take. The scripted line was, "we have ASSEMBLED the most enormous medical ESTABLISHMENT ever conceived." Scott heard his slip in mid-sentence, so he reworded the line so as to not make it repetitive. Director Arthur Hiller loved the save so much he used that take in the movie.
- GoofsIn the Emergency Room, the dead patient's eyes and head change positions between the time Mrs. Cushing and Dr. Spezio look at him.
- Quotes
Herbert Bock: I mean, where do you train your nurses, Mrs. Christie--Dachau?
- Crazy creditsAlthough Barnard Hughes played two distinct roles, the end credits lists Hughes as playing the role of Drummond but not Dr. Mallory.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Best! Movies! Ever!: Hospitals (2007)
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Anyone who has spent time working in a hospital or medical facility has got to appreciate this film. The plot is absolutely wild but entertaining from start to finish. The acting is superb. George C. Scott is the brilliant doctor but class A failure as husband, father. Diana Riggs, a sex symbol of the 1960s and 1970s (of The Avengers), saves him from himself. The surrounding cast is superb and the dialogue quite entertaining. I think I enjoyed the film more on viewing it the 4th., 5th. or 6th. time because I caught that much more of the richness of the dialogue and the interplay of the characters. Well worth seeing again and again. You just won't want to check in to a hospital in the near future.
- gbeauch339
- Jul 22, 2004
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- Right Smack Into the Wind
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- $19,711,560
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