The National Health

The National Health 1973 Released

Directed by Jack Gold

Comedy · 98 min

 

The National Health 1973 Released

Directed by Jack Gold

Comedy · 98 min

 

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... see more

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... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Mar 6, 1973
COUNTRY
US, GB
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
N/A