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| Hospital, The |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 28 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
George C. Scott & Diana Rigg |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML102361 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
102 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1971 |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Arthur Hiller |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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Story Synopsis:
Known as the blackest of black comedies, Paddy Chaefsky’s (Network) The Hospital won the Best Screenplay Academy Award® in 1971. George C. Scott (in an unbridled, spectacular Oscar® nominated performance) stars as the bitterly discouraged Dr. Herbert Bock whose mid-life crisis is pushed to the brink of insanity by the goings-on in his inner-city hospital—especially when a handful of doctors and nurses die due to malpractice. When he meets the free-spirited Barbara Drummond (Diana Rigg), Bock finally finds some relief in his dreary life, until he learns her “comatose” father actually believes he is a paraclete to exact revenge on the doctors responsible for negligence.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.85:1, looks dull and dated with a slight dark character throughout. Interior colors are pale and wanting in richness, but exterior scenes appear more natural. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail with mediocre shadow detail and contrast. The slightest noise is apparent, but artifacts are minimal. Overall, the visual experience is dull and sterile.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds compressed and distorted with noise throughout.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
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No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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