Britannia Hospital
1982 · 116 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 3,026 VOTES · DIR. Lindsay Anderson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,178 lines
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00:00:53 - What's for breakfast then? - Sausage and beans.
00:05:54 Any problem?
00:09:47 Look, Mr Travis, we're gonna be a long way from the ground.
00:12:49 No ! I do NOT want Ace Taxis!
00:16:43 I don't eat bacon.
00:19:40 - Murdering black! - Bog dictator!
00:24:17 With service like this, we might as well be in a public ward.
00:30:05 all with creamed potatoes and gravy.
00:33:23 Oh, if Biles has any news from the kitchens, send him through.
00:36:44 and Professor Millar's address and demonstration.
00:40:49 Stand by.
00:46:58 There is incredible power locked up in there, power which has never been unleashed...
00:50:15 Yes Biles, what is it?
00:54:22 What about an OBE?
00:59:59 What's going on?
01:05:03 providing complete medical care for a population of 2 and 3/4 million people.
01:09:25 - Well, I'm not gonna call her anything. - Ben!
01:12:57 We'll respond to violence with violence
01:16:21 No one!
01:21:05 Remember the Odessa Steppes!
01:28:49 Excellent.
01:41:11 Open up! Open up!
01:47:48 and plant cabbages on the moon.
01:51:27 People of today, behold your future!
Cast & Characters
Leonard Rossiter
Vincent Potter: Administration
Malcolm McDowell
Mick Travis: The Media
Brian Pettifer
Biles: Administration
John Moffatt
Greville Figg: Administration
Fulton Mackay
Chief Superintendant Johns: Administration
Vivian Pickles
Matron: Administration
Barbara Hicks
Miss Tinker: Administration
Graham Crowden
Professor Millar: Medicos
Jill Bennett
Dr. MacMillan: Medicos
Peter Jeffrey
Sir Geoffrey: Medicos
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,178
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:53
Final line01:51:27
Production Record
DirectorLindsay Anderson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$375,713
IMDb votes3,026