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MASTER SCORE 56.6 / 100
1972·Comedy / Crime·1h 27m

WHERE DOES IT HURT?

“Only where you laugh!”

In this classic hospital farce, Peter Sellers plays Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel, a greedy, crooked hospital administrator who has perfected the art of bill padding, unnecessary surgery and kickbacks. Mistrusted by patients, and resented by other staffers, his assistant Alice can no longer endure his scams and plots to have him sent to prison - but not for long enough. Sellers again steals the show with an absurd and hilarious character study.

Above the Line
Rod Amateau·DirectorRod Amateau·NovelBudd Robinson·NovelBrick Marquard·Director of PhotographyKeith Allison·MusicMario Morra·Editor
Cast
Peter Sellers·Dr. Albert T. HopfnegalJo Ann Pflug·Alice GilliganRick Lenz·Lester HammondHarold Gould·Dr. Herman ZernyEve Bruce·Nurse LamarrJ. Edward McKinley·George Leffingwell, Hospital CommissionerHope Summers·Nurse ThrottlePat Morita·Harry NishimotoNorman Alden·KatzenBrett Halsey·Dr. Paolo Quagliomo
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Rod Amateau·DirectorDuane Toler·Script SupervisorWilliam Lasky·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Rod Amateau·NovelBudd Robinson·NovelBiff Elliot·Dialogue
Camera· 1
Brick Marquard·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Mario Morra·EditorStanley Rabjohn·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Keith Allison·MusicJohn Speak·Sound mixerJohn McDonald·Boom Operator
Art & Design· 6
Tony Sarzi-Braga·Production DesignFrank Tauss·Costume DesignMichael D. Haller·Art DirectionDave Smith·Construction ForemanDel Acevedo·Makeup ArtistJack Morrisey·Art Department Coordinator
Production· 9
Josef Shaftel·Executive ProducerRosalee Berman·ProducerWilliam Schwartz·ProducerRod Amateau·ProducerJohn Marwick·ProducerFrank Bueno·ProducerFrank Tucker·Location ManagerBonnie Godfrey·CastingDavid Hawks·Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
William Flannigan·Production Office AssistantSusan Perkins·Production Office Assistant"Jockey" Liebgold·Property Master
By the Numbers
56.6
OF 100
Master Score
5.3
OF 10
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