Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)

Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)

It speaks to you in the language of love, laughter and tears!... 1963-12-25 United States of America 126 Min. PG-13
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Overview

In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital is under-resourced and Newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, especially Cpl. Jake Leibowitz. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and Newman generally has 6 weeks to cure them or send them on to another facility. There are many patients in the ward and his latest include Colonel Norville Bliss who has dissociated from his past; Capt. Paul Winston who is nearly catatonic after spending 13 months hiding in a cellar behind enemy lines; and 20 year-old Cpl. Jim Tompkins who is severely traumatized after his aircraft was shot down. Others come and go, including Italian prisoners of war, but Newman and team all realize that their success means the men will return to their units.

Cast

Gregory Peck is Capt. Josiah
Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MD
Tony Curtis is Cpl. Jackson
Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz
Angie Dickinson is Lt. Francie Corum
Lt. Francie Corum
Eddie Albert is Col. Norval Algate Bliss
Col. Norval Algate Bliss
James Gregory is Col. Edgar Pyser
Col. Edgar Pyser
Bethel Leslie is Mrs. Helene Winston
Mrs. Helene Winston
Robert Duvall is Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
Jane Withers is Lt. Grace Blodgett
Lt. Grace Blodgett
Dick Sargent is Lt. Belden 'Barney' Alderson
Lt. Belden 'Barney' Alderson
Larry Storch is Cpl. Gavoni
Cpl. Gavoni
Robert F. Simon is Lt. Col. M.B. Larrabee
Lt. Col. M.B. Larrabee
Syl Lamont is Sgt. Kopp
Sgt. Kopp