Hospital

Synopsis

A study of one day’s activities in the Metropolitan Hospital in New York City, from major surgery to the hospital chapel, showing patients and staff at the mercy of an institution incapable of fulfilling all the demands made on it. Wiseman feels that in this film you can see all of the larger problems of society ‘through a medical prism’.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 84 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1970

Availability

Hire

Subjects

Medical sciences; Social welfare

Keywords

hospitals

Credits

Producer

Frederick Wiseman

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Osti Film

Distributor

Name

BFI Film Bookings Unit

Email

bookings.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7957 8938 / 8935

Address

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