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Britannia Hospital

1982 · 116 min

A chaotic, surreal satire that feels like a circus of grotesques, veering from farce to horror with a bitter, anarchic edge.

Directed by
Lindsay Anderson
Genres
Comedy, Science fiction
Starring
Graham Crowden, Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell
Tagline
Will they ever recover...?
Overview
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.

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Directed by
Lindsay Anderson
Genres
Comedy, Science fiction
Starring
Graham Crowden, Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • class
  • power
  • madness
  • media
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour7
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, science fiction
Directed by
Lindsay Anderson
Written by
David Sherwin
Starring
Graham Crowden, Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell, Joan Plowright, Mark Hamill, Jill Bennett, Brian Pettifer, John Moffatt
Music
Alan Price
Cinematography
Mike Fash
Runtime
116 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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