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MASH -- The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.

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Director:
Robert Altman
Writers:
Richard Hooker (from the novel by)
Ring Lardner Jr. (screenplay)
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Release Date:
March 1970 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | War | Drama See more »
Tagline:
M*A*S*H Hysteria See more »
Plot:
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 19 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
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User Reviews:
One Of The Greatest Films Ever Made See more (198 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Donald Sutherland ... Hawkeye Pierce

Elliott Gould ... Trapper John McIntyre

Tom Skerritt ... Duke Forrest

Sally Kellerman ... 'Hot Lips' O'Houlihan

Robert Duvall ... Maj. Frank Burns
Roger Bowen ... Col. Henry Blake

Rene Auberjonois ... Father John Mulcahy

David Arkin ... Sgt. Major Vollmer

Jo Ann Pflug ... Lt. 'Dish'

Gary Burghoff ... Corporal 'Radar' O'Reilly

Fred Williamson ... Dr. Oliver 'Spearchucker' Jones

Michael Murphy ... 'Me Lai' Marston
Indus Arthur ... Lt. Leslie
Ken Prymus ... PFC. Seidman

Bobby Troup ... Sgt. Gorman
Kim Atwood ... Ho-Jon
Timothy Brown ... Cpl. Judson (as Tim Brown)

John Schuck ... Capt. 'Painless' Waldowski
Dawne Damon ... Capt. Storch

Carl Gottlieb ... 'Ugly John'
Tamara Wilcox-Smith ... Capt. 'Knocko' (as Tamara Horrocks)
G. Wood ... Gen. Hammond

Bud Cort ... Pvt. Boone
Danny Goldman ... Capt. Murrhardt

Corey Fischer ... Capt. Bandini
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Altman ... Duke's 5-Year-Old Son (uncredited)
Joe Amsler ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Carrell Balderston ... Football Player (uncredited)
William Ballard ... Football Player (uncredited)
Terry Belmore ... Football Player (uncredited)
Steven Bewley ... Football Player (uncredited)
Stanford Blum ... Football Player (uncredited)
Tommy Brown ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Michael Bruce ... Football Player (uncredited)
Buck Buchanan ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Jim Burger ... Football Player (uncredited)
Norma Burkus ... Cheerleader (uncredited)
Sal Centeno ... Football Player (uncredited)
David Chambliss ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Craig Chudy ... Football Player (uncredited)
Jack Concannon ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Jim Connors ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Michael Consoldane ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Cathleen Cordell ... Capt. Peterson - Nurse Corps (uncredited)
Bill Cosper ... Football Player (uncredited)
Robert V. Cox ... Football Player (uncredited)
Ronn Cragg ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Ben Davidson ... Football Player #88 - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Ray Didsbury ... Ad Lib Doctor (uncredited)
James B. Douglas ... Col. Wallace C. Merril (uncredited)
Tom Falk ... Corporal (uncredited)
Jerry Freeman ... Football Player (uncredited)

John Fujioka ... Japanese Golf Pro (uncredited)
Joe Gantos ... Football Player (uncredited)
Edward Garcia ... Football Player (uncredited)
Lynn Grate ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Ken Griffin ... Football Player (uncredited)
Joanne Hahn ... Ward Nurse (uncredited)
Roy Hall ... Football Player (uncredited)

Sumi Haru ... Japanese Nurse (uncredited)

Buck Holland ... Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Van L. Honeycutt ... Helicopter Pilot #1 (uncredited)
Susan Ikeda ... Japanese Caddie (uncredited)
Dale Ishimoto ... Korean Doctor (uncredited)
Alfred Jones ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Jerry Jones ... Motor Pool Sergeant (uncredited)
Mark Jones ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Joe Kapp ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Mike Kemp ... Football Player (uncredited)
Tom Kinzer ... Football Player (uncredited)

Ted Knight ... Offstage Dialog (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Jean Kuga ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Douglas Laurence ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Harvey Levine ... 2nd Lieutenant (uncredited)
Weaver Levy ... Korean Doctor (uncredited)
John Linton ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Robert Manser ... Football Player (uncredited)
John Marsden ... Football Player (uncredited)
Whitey Matheson ... Football Player (uncredited)
Homer G. McCready ... Helicopter Pilot #2 (uncredited)
Sam A. Mides ... Football Player (uncredited)
Marvin Miller ... Offstage Dialog (voice) (uncredited)
Don Moshier ... Football Player (uncredited)
Mickey Moshier ... Football Player (uncredited)
Eugene Mullen ... Football Player (uncredited)
John Myers ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Rick Neilan ... Hammond's Aide (uncredited)
Lloyd Nelson ... Offstage Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Gerry Okuneff ... Football Player (uncredited)
Art Oliver ... Football Player (uncredited)
Monica Peterson ... Pretty W.A.C. Receptionist (uncredited)
Roy Pettie ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Jerry Pierson ... Football Player (uncredited)
Eulan R. Poss Jr. ... Helicopter Pilot #3 (uncredited)
Ron Quay ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Thomas Randa ... Minor Role (uncredited)
William Roemling ... Football Player (uncredited)
David Sachs ... Surgeon #1 (uncredited)
Masami Saito ... Japanese Caddie (uncredited)
Rosemary Sangster ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Tony Santoro ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Howard Schnellenberger ... Football Referee (uncredited)
Bonnie Sue Schwartz ... Cheerleader (uncredited)
Samantha Scott ... Nurse / Pin-up Model (uncredited)
Linnea Sievers ... Cheerleader (uncredited)
L. Ortega Smith ... Football Player (uncredited)
Noland Smith ... Football Player - 325th Evac. 'Superbug' (uncredited)
Owen Song ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Ron Stein ... Football Player (uncredited)
Fran Tarkenton ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Vicki Townsend ... Cheerleader (uncredited)

Dianne Travis ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Johnny Unitas ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Ron Van Hagen ... Football Player (uncredited)
Greg Walker ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Hiroko Watanabe ... Japanese Prostitute (uncredited)
Don Watters ... Football Player (uncredited)
Ron Way ... Football Player (uncredited)
Howard Williams ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Tom Woodeschick ... Football Player - 325th Evac. (uncredited)
Yoko Young ... Japanese Servant (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Altman 
 
Writing credits
Richard Hooker (from the novel by)

Ring Lardner Jr. (screenplay)

Produced by
Leon Ericksen .... associate producer
Ingo Preminger .... producer
 
Original Music by
Johnny Mandel 
 
Cinematography by
Harold E. Stine (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Danford B. Greene 
 
Art Direction by
Arthur Lonergan 
Jack Martin Smith 
Michael Friedman (uncredited)
 
Set Decoration by
Stuart A. Reiss 
Walter M. Scott 
 
Makeup Department
Les Berns .... makeup artist (as Lester Berns)
Edith Lindon .... hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke .... makeup supervisor (as Dan Striepeke)
Gerry Leetch .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Norman A. Cook .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ray Taylor Jr. .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Sidney H. Greenwood .... prop master (uncredited)
Robert Lombardi .... greensman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bernard Freericks .... sound
John D. Stack .... sound (as John Stack)
Arthur Cornell .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Don Hall .... supervising sound effects editor (uncredited)
John Jolliffe .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Billie Owens .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
David Sachs .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Greg C. Jensen .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank .... special photographic effects
 
Stunts
Joe Amsler .... stunts (uncredited)
John Ashby .... stunts (uncredited)
John Forsyth .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Hice .... stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Nickerson .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Smith .... stunts (uncredited)
Ron Stein .... stunts (uncredited)
Greg Walker .... stunts (uncredited)
Rock A. Walker .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert W. Full .... still photographer (uncredited)
Harry R. Jones .... first company grip (uncredited)
Paul Koons .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ross A. Maehl .... gaffer (uncredited)
G. Austin Saunders .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Louis Schwartz .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Fuca .... assistant set costumer (uncredited)
John Intlekofer .... costumer (uncredited)
Mary Tate .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Wesley Trist .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Diana Wilson .... costumes (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Johnny Mandel .... composer: theme music
Herbert W. Spencer .... orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Mayuto Correa .... musician (uncredited)
Mayuto Correa .... percussionist (uncredited)
Leonard A. Engel .... supervising music editor (uncredited)
Sam E. Levin .... music film editor (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Steve Bonner .... driver (uncredited)
Chris Haynes .... driver (uncredited)
Jim Martell .... transportation coordinator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Ross Levy .... assistant to the producer (as Y. Ross Levy)
David Sachs .... medical advisor (as Dr. David Sachs)
Lester Hoyle .... script supervisor (uncredited)
James Margellos .... assistant to director (uncredited)
Marion Peterson .... first aid (uncredited)
Andy Sidaris .... football choreographer (uncredited)
Linn Unkefer .... unit publicist (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"M.A.S.H." - Belgium (English title) (imdb display title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
116 min | USA:112 min (PG version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Japanese | Korean
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Peru:18 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:PG (cut) | USA:R (PCA #22275) | West Germany:16 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (cut US version) | Iceland:L | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Canada:14A (video rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:VM14 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USASee more »
Company:
Aspen Productions (I)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
One innovation of Robert Altman was the almost constant overlaying of dialogue: as many as four conversations could be happening at once in a given shot. While this was considered unorthodox and revolutionary at the time, Altman's instinct was vindicated when audiences agreed that the technique contributed to the feeling that war was "messy and confusing". The technique has been emulated on several occasions since.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When the chopper comes in while Hawkeye and Trapper are playing golf, Hawkeye is seen on the edge of the pad. In the next shot, he is seen below the edge of the pad.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Lt. Col. Henry Braymore Blake:Radar.
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly:Yes, sir. I'll get ahold of Major Burns...
Lt. Col. Henry Braymore Blake:I want you to get a hold of Major Burns...
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly:...Tell him to hold a couple day surgeons over into the night shift.
Lt. Col. Henry Braymore Blake:Tell him we're going to have hold a couple of surgeons over from the day shift out of the night shift.
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly:I'll put in a call to General Hammond in Seoul...
Lt. Col. Henry Braymore Blake:Get General Hammond down there in Seoul, tell him to send us those new surgeons right away.
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly:...I hope he sends us those two new surgeons. We're sure gonna need'em.
[Leaves]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hercules Against the Moon Men (#5.10)" (1992)See more »
Soundtrack:
Tokyo Shoe Shine BoySee more »

FAQ

Does anyone from this movie return in later MASH incarnations?
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39 out of 58 people found the following review useful.
One Of The Greatest Films Ever Made, 23 February 2006
Author: 2004RedSox

Some people may think I'm insane for saying this. But this is one of the greatest movies ever made. It was so shockingly different back in 1970 and it influenced war films in the 70s (the "war is insane"-type atmosphere of the film was used by "Apocalypse Now".) The black comedy elements are as original as Dr Strangelove. I have watched this film over ten times and I get astounded each time by it's amazing originality. It's too bad Robert Altman doesn't get as much as recognition as Kubrick or Fellini though I feel he is in the same league. Today the admirable but inferior TV series is more well-known than the movie but I feel the movie is one of the great achievements in film history.

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