Britannia Hospital (1982) - film review

Drama / Comedy

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Britannia Hospital is a British film comedy-drama first released in 1982, directed by Lindsay Anderson. The film stars Leonard Rossiter, Brian Pettifer, John Moffatt, Fulton Mackay and Vivian Pickles. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Lindsay Anderson
Script: David Sherwin
Photo: Mike Fash
Music: Alan Price
Cast: Leonard Rossiter (Vincent Potter), Brian Pettifer (Biles), John Moffatt (Greville Figg), Fulton Mackay (Chief Superintendant Johns), Vivian Pickles (Matron), Barbara Hicks (Miss Tinker), Graham Crowden (Professor Millar), Jill Bennett (Dr. MacMillan), Peter Jeffrey (Sir Geoffrey), Marsha A. Hunt (Nurse Amanda Persil), Catherine Willmer (Dr. Houston), Mary MacLeod (Casualty Sister), Joan Plowright (Phyllis Grimshaw), Robin Askwith (Ben Keating), Dave Atkins (Sharkey), Malcolm McDowell (Mick Travis), Mark Hamill (Red), Frank Grimes (Sammy), Peter Machin (Peter Mancini), Marcus Powell (Sir Anthony Mount), John Bett (Lady Felicity), Gladys Crosbie (Queen Mother), Rufus Collins (Odingu), Ram John Holder (Aide), Jim Findley (Aide), Pauline Melville (Clarissa), Kevin Lloyd (Picket), Robert Pugh (Picket), Robbie Coltrane (Picket), Dandy Nichols (Florrie), Glenn Williams (Whooley), Brian Glover (Painter), Mike Grady (Painter), Tony Haygarth (Fraser), Jagdish Kumar (Sen), Patrick Durkin (Blodgett), Paddy Joyce (Feeney), Richard Griffiths (Cheerful Bernie), Dave Hill (Jeff), Charmian May (Miss Diamond), Valentine Dyall (Mr. Rochester), Roland Culver (General Wetherby), Betty Marsden (Hermione), Adele Strong (Old Lady), Ted Burnett (Taxi Driver), Gabrielle Lloyd (Private Nurse), Barbara Flynn (Private Nurse), Val Pringle (President Ngami), Robert Lee (Mr. Banzai), Errol Shaker (Captain Mbwami), Alan Penn (Padre), Liz Smith (Maisie), Robin Davies (Adrian), John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory), Bob Hornery (BBC Cameraman), Paul McCleary (Assistant), Paul Kember (Sound Recordist), Jane Stonehouse (P.A.), Patricia Healey (Intensive Care Sister), Rosemary Martin (Casualty Nurse), Robert Owen (Ambulanceman), Ellis Dale (Man in Wheelchair), Maggie Ollerenshaw (Miss Rowntree), Elizabeth Bennett (Nurse), Patsy Byrne (Nurse), Brenda Cavendish (Nurse), David Daker (Guest Workman), Edward Peel (Guest Workman), Alan Bates (Macready), Arthur Lowe (Guest Patient), T.P. McKenna (Theatre Surgeon), Michael Medwin (Theatre Surgeon), Edward Hibbert (Theatre Surgeon), Peter Holmes (Theatre Surgeon), Salmaan Peerzada (Theatre Surgeon), Janette Foggo (Theatre Nurse), Cora Kinnaird (Theatre Nurse), Joshua Bancel (Demonstrator), Burt Caesar (Demonstrator), Jo Cameron Brown (Demonstrator), Ginnette Clarke (Demonstrator), Paul Cooper (Demonstrator), Jo Crawford (Demonstrator), Ronny Cush (Demonstrator), Derek Hollis (Demonstrator), Di Langford (Demonstrator), Roy Macready (Demonstrator), Roger Martin (Demonstrator), Verity Anne Meldrum (Demonstrator), Marsha Miller (Demonstrator), Yasmin Pettigrew (Demonstrator), Martin Ransley (Demonstrator), George Savvides (Demonstrator), James Stephens (Demonstrator), David Telfer (Demonstrator), Helen Webb (Demonstrator), Major Wiley (Demonstrator), Eilian Wynn (Demonstrator), Derek Lyons (Patient)
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 116 min

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