The National Health (1973)
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National Health, or Nurse Norton's Affair is an antic filmization of Peter Nichols' play, originally staged by Britain's National Theatre. A scattershot satire of the red tape and inconsistencies of England's National Health program, the film is set in the men's ward of an old,… More National Health, or Nurse Norton's Affair is an antic filmization of Peter Nichols' play, originally staged by Britain's National Theatre. A scattershot satire of the red tape and inconsistencies of England's National Health program, the film is set in the men's ward of an old, crumbling hospital. Moments of lunatic farce dovetail into scenes of blood-drenched human tragedy, leading one wag to label this film Carry on Dying. The film's highlight is a lachrymose lampoon of TV medical soap operas. The cast of National Health is comprised of some of the most polished farceurs in the British isles. Nurse Norton is played by Lynn Redgrave (who ironically later starred in the American hospital-based sitcom House Calls), while other key roles are filled by TV comedienne Eleanor Bron, Carry On alumnus Jim Dale and future Who Framed Roger Rabbit? star Bob Hoskins. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jack Gold
- Written By
- Peter Nichols
- Genres
- Comedy
PG,
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Cast
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Colin Blakely
as Loach
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Eleanor Bron
as Sister McFee/Sister Mary
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Patience Collier
as Lady Visitor
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Jim Dale
as Barnet, Neil
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James Hazeldine
as Student Doctor
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Bob Hoskins
as Foster
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David Hutcheson
as Mackie
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Mervyn Johns
as Rees
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Bert Palmer
as Flagg
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Maureen Pryor
as Matron
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Lynn Redgrave
as Nurse Sweet/Betty
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Sheila Scott-Wilkinson
as Nurse Powell/Cleo Norton
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Donald Sinden
as Mr. Carr/Boyd
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Clive Swift
as Ash
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John Hamill
as Kenny
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Don Hawkins
as Les
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Gillian Barge
as Dr. Bird
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Jumoke Debayo
as Nurse Lake
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Robert Gillespie
as Tyler
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Graham Weston
as Michael
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Neville Aurelius
as Leyland/Monk
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George Browne
as Chaplain
