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Doctor at Large

Movie1957•1sa 44dk•star5.7(25)•trending_up2
ComedyRomance
Director:Ralph Thomas

Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians. At one distant country post, he is taken aback when he works with a patient whose husband died after Simon treated the man years before. In another hospital, Simon examines a surprisingly mature teen and also tries courting devoted nurse Nan McPherson (Shirley Eaton).

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StatusReleased
Release DateMarch 26, 1957
Release Dates
Germany:
Physical - Dec 14, 2007 (12)
Denmark:
Theatrical - Apr 30, 1957
United Kingdom:
Theatrical - Mar 26, 1957 (U)
Ireland:
Theatrical - Apr 5, 1957 (G)
Sweden:
Theatrical - Apr 28, 1957
Runtime1sa 44dk
Origin CountryUnited Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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CinemaSerf5/10

This third outing for our now qualified doctors has largely lost it's sting. Though many of the original cast have remained, there is far too much dialogue, way too many characters and the original stalwarts - Dirk Bogarde ("Sparrow"); James Robertson Justice ("Sir Lancelot") and Muriel Pavlow ("Joy") just don't feature enough as the story offers us some ever increasingly ridiculous scenarios. We …

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