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.
00:05:55 98% stable. We've had to replace the left buttock.
00:09:54 175.
00:13:04 - Yes? - Potter here. - Yes sir.
00:16:51 Sausages are on the nurses' breakfast. I was planning them...
00:20:02 It's the same for everyone, or nothing at all!
00:24:54 That leaves us 5 minutes and 22 seconds for the final component.
00:30:45 - What have you got there? - My glad rags for the do.
00:34:04 Lady Felicity and Sir Anthony are from the Palace. They will be our advisors on protocol.
00:37:17 Only a fortunate few, organically suited to amphibian existence
00:42:10 It represents a clear activity source of unlimited potential.
00:47:40 How do you do?
00:51:28 Good morning, Mr Potter. Rochester, of Fortnum's.
00:55:33 [singing 'Auld Lang Syne']
01:01:20 C'mon Mike, wake up!
01:06:37 "this scepter'd isle
01:10:31 Now watch.
01:14:39 Ooh, my face!
01:18:04 - Cartilage? - Completed.
01:22:31 Right, that should satisfy them. Get me the Red Cross on the other line.
01:34:49 What a sight!
01:45:05 They're in, sir, they're in!
01:49:41 while millions continue to suffer and go hungry
08:12:01 will leave and proceed directly to the Princess Victoria Suite
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 line08:12:01
Production Record
DirectorLindsay Anderson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$375,713
IMDb votes3,026