The National Health (film)

The National Health
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Gold
Written byPeter Nichols
Based onThe National Health
by Peter Nichols
Produced byTerry Glinwood
Ned Sherrin
StarringLynn Redgrave
Colin Blakely
Eleanor Bron
Donald Sinden
Jim Dale
CinematographyJohn Coquillon
Edited byRalph Sheldon
Music byCarl Davis
Color processEastmancolor
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 6 March 1973 (1973-03-06) (London)
  • 10 August 1979 (1979-08-10) (USA)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The National Health is a 1973 British black comedy film directed by Jack Gold and starring Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely and Eleanor Bron.[1][2] It is based on the 1969 play The National Health by Peter Nichols, in which the staff struggle to cope in a NHS hospital.

  1. ^ "The National Health". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The National Health (1973)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2018.