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Director:
David Miller
Writers:
Richard L. Breen (writer)
Henry Ephron (writer)
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Release Date:
25 December 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | War more
Tagline:
A picture that swings from hilarity to heart-break and back again! more
Plot:
Dr. Josiah Newman runs the psychiatric unit of a U.S. Military Hospital during WWII. Short of help,... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 7 nominations more
User Comments:
The story of a mental ward during WWII more (22 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gregory Peck ... Capt. Josiah J. Newman, MD

Tony Curtis ... Cpl. Jackson 'Jake' Leibowitz

Angie Dickinson ... Lt. Francie Corum
Eddie Albert ... Col. Norval Algate Bliss
James Gregory ... Col. Edgar Pyser
Bethel Leslie ... Mrs. Helene Winston

Robert Duvall ... Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
Jane Withers ... Lt. Grace Blodgett
Dick Sargent ... Lt. Belden 'Barney' Alderson

Larry Storch ... Cpl. Gavoni
Robert F. Simon ... Lt. Col. M.B. Larrabee
Syl Lamont ... Sgt. Kopp
Paul Carr ... Arthur Werbel (patient)
Vito Scotti ... Maj. Alfredo Fortuno, Italian P.O.W.
Crahan Denton ... Maj. Gen. Snowden
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Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, USA
Company:
Brentwood Productions more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Anachronisms: The officer played by James Gregory states on the phone that the Italians are the enemy. In 1944 the Italians had already surrendered and although savage fighting continued on Italian soil until the end of the war, the new Italian government declared itself allied with the United States, Great Britain, etc. Therefore the Italians were, not are, the enemy more
Quotes:
Cpl. Jackson 'Jake' Leibowitz: [to Capt. Newman] You see, in the neighborhood I came, we had to learn six different languages in order to do business. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Beyond the Sea (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Jingle Bells more

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
The story of a mental ward during WWII, 17 May 1999
6/10
Author: RIO-15

Curious film about the mental ward at an army hospital.Peck is the head of the ward,assisted by pretty nurse Dickinson and crafty orderly Curtis.The inmates consist of a very unstable colonel (Eddie Albert),a self destructive young airman (Bobby Darin) and a patient who has withdrawn from life (Robert Duvall).

This uneven film has some good moments. The scenes between Peck and Darin are really moving.But the sudden switches between comedy and drama make the film rather confusing.The comedy is mostly of the slapstick kind which is rather disturbing considering the film's subject of mental illness during war.

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