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Britannia Hospital
Will they ever recover...?
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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Britannia Hospital opened in theaters November 3, 1982. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Graham CrowdenProfessor Millar
Leonard RossiterVincent Potter
Malcolm McDowellMick Travis
Joan PlowrightPhyllis Grimshaw
Mark HamillRed: The Media
Jill BennettDr. MacMillan
Brian PettiferBilesCredits
- Directed by
- Lindsay Anderson
- Written by
- David Sherwin
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Mick Travis Collection
- Budget
- $4M
- Box office
- $375.7K
Production
EMI FilmsUnited Kingdom