The National Health (Dual Format Limited Edition)

Jack Gold's film about life and death in a shabby London hospital interweaves the story of the real hospital with a fantasy one which exists in the soap-opera world of 'Nurse Norton's Affair', where everything is fully funded and patients are miraculously cured. A darkly funny satire on the state of the nation and also a deeply prescient comment on TV's ability to turn tragedy into entertainment, The National Health sits somewhere between the bawdy antics of the Carry On films and the angry satire of Lindsay Anderson's Britannia Hospital, but emerges as a starkly prophetic film, more relevant now than ever.Available for the first time ever in the UK.INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioNew audio commentary with star Jim DaleNew interview with playwright and author Peter Nichols (2017, tbc mins)Original theatrical trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Laura Mayne, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the filmWorld premiere on Blu-rayUK DVD premiereLimited Dual Format Edition of 3,000 copies