The National Health [201471] Released: 1973-03-06 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 98 mins Popularity: 0.7058 Vote Average: 6.85 Vote Count: 10 Overview: Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it contrasts the appalling conditions in a overcrowded London hospital with a soap opera playing on the televisions there. In an ingenious touch, the same actors appear in the "real" story as well as the "TV" one, thus blurring the distinctions even further. Jack Gould directs such outstanding British actors as Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Jim Dale, Donald Sinden, Mervyn Johns, and, in only his second film, Bob Hoskins. The renowned Carl Davis composed the score. Cast [16] Lynn RedgraveNurse Sweet / Nurse Eleanor BronMr. Carr / Senior Su Jim DaleBarnet / Dr. Neil Bo Donald SindenMr. Carr / Senior Su Mervyn JohnsRees Bob HoskinsFoster Colin BlakelyEdward Loach Sheila Scott-WilkensonNurse Powell / Cleo Neville Aurelius Gillian Barge George Browne James Hazeldine Patience Collier Mervyn Johns Clive Swift Maureen Pryor Trailers The National Health (1973) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]