A reporter films Britannia Hospital on the Queen Mother’s visit, uncovering strikes, protests, and sinister experiments in this biting British satire.
Mick Travis arrives to document Britannia Hospital, as the Queen Mother visits a new wing. Chaos reigns: striking staff, protestors demanding justice, and Professor Millar’s disturbing experiments simmer beneath the pomp. Lindsay Anderson’s dark satire skewers British society’s hypocrisy in a grotesque carnival of class, power, and madness.
Rialto Recommends: Britannia Hospital for its savage wit and fearless satire. Lindsay Anderson’s vision slices through British society with grotesque humour and unsettling truth.
Cast
Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell, Brian Pettifer, John Moffatt, Fulton Mackay, Vivian Pickles, Barbara Hicks
Director
Language
English
Closed Captions [CC]
English
Country
UK
Studio
StudioCanal