The Hospital (1971) -

Released in 1971, The Hospital is a biting, absurdist black comedy that remains one of the most savage critiques of American institutional life ever put to film. Directed by Arthur Hiller and written by the legendary Paddy Chayefsky , it serves as a spiritual precursor to Chayefsky’s later masterpiece, Network (1976), applying the same "mad as hell" energy to the medical profession. A System in Cardiac Arrest

The Hospital (1971): A Prescription for Institutional Madness The Hospital (1971)

As Bock contemplates his own end, the hospital around him descends into a surreal nightmare of incompetence and accidental death: The Hospital (1971) - Ruthless Reviews Released in 1971, The Hospital is a biting,