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Captain Newman, M.D.

Not Rated
ComedyDramaWar
6.6/10(27 ratings)

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.

12-25-1963
2h 6m
Captain Newman, M.D.
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Main Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MD

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz

Angie Dickinson

Angie Dickinson

Lt. Francie Corum

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Col. Norval Algate Bliss

James Gregory

James Gregory

Col. Edgar Pyser

Bethel Leslie

Bethel Leslie

Mrs. Helene Winston

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Capt. Paul Cabot Winston

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
David Miller
Production:
Universal Pictures

Key Crew

Novel:
Leo Rosten
Director:
David Miller
Screenplay:
Henry Ephron
Screenplay:
Richard L. Breen
Screenplay:
Phoebe Ephron

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en