The Hospital(1971) Apr 2026

: Delivers a "terrific" and hammy performance as Barbara's eccentric father, who eventually takes over the wild third act. Critical Perspective

: As Barbara Drummond, Rigg provides a romantic—if cynical—counterpoint to Scott, notably in a celebrated seduction monologue that shifts the film’s tone in the middle third. The Hospital(1971)

The story follows Dr. Herbert Bock (Scott), the brilliant but disillusioned and suicidal Chief of Medicine at a chaotic Manhattan teaching hospital. Bock is dealing with a monumental mid-life crisis, impotence, and an estranged family, all while the hospital around him collapses into madness. : Delivers a "terrific" and hammy performance as