The Hospital

Celebrated screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky himself narrates the opening of his 1971 black comedy The Hospital, directed by Arthur Hiller, starring George C. Scott, Diana Rigg and Barnard Hughes.

Mostly in one shot, Frances Sternhagen in her bravura bit part as "Mrs. Cushing," grilling patients about their insurance, in The Hospital, 1971, directed by Arthur Hiller from Paddy Chayefsky's original screenplay.

Disillusioned hospital chief Bock (George C. Scott) with free-spirit Barbara (Diana Rigg), explaining about her wayward and hospitalized doctor father, in The Hospital, 1971, from Paddy Chayefsky's script.

Hospital chief Dr. Bock (George C. Scott) first with resident Brubaker (Robert Walden) then tearing into Mrs. Christie (Nancy Marchand) and lawyer Hitchcock (Jordan Charney) over an intern's death, in The Hospital, 1971, from Paddy Chayefsky's screenplay.