Hes the latest of the fine heroic breed of medical practitioners and healers turned loose on the motion picture screen with the motto mens sana in corpore sano. Tony curtis plays such a hijacked orderly who turns out to fill his new role with gusto and is responsible for the bigger laughs of the movie. All movies comedy movies popular movies movies to watch movies and tv shows movies online movie tv free films tv shows online. Set in a va psych ward towards the end of ww ii, this drama chronicles the attempts of the staff psychiatrist to help three deeply troubled veterans. Newman is a retired navy captain who cares deeply about veterans health issues. Captain newman, md is a serious film about such people and they are at the heart of the story with peck trying his best to fix the broken minds and psyches in our armed forces. Oct 16, 2016 every week, colleen, tachi, matthew and me watch one movie and meet to talk about it think book club with no reading. R604 mass market paperback january 1, 1963 by leo rosten author. May 26, 2017 captain newman has an unorthodox way of gathering staff for his unpopular ward. He had the unique and distinct privilege of being the senior captain, regardless of designator, currently on active duty in the united states navy. The book in turn was loosely based on the world war ii experiences of rostens close friend ralph. D by rosten, leo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Where newman is less fortunate is in its screenplay, which vacillates between comedy and drama and never quite finds the appropriate balance between the two. If you have questions about a book, feel free to call us anytime at 4103667329.
It was directed by david miller and filmed on location at fort huachuca, arizona. Gregory peck is the head of a psychunit at a southwestern army base during the waning days of world war ii. The academy award nominated comedydrama follows the affable captain newman as he uses both humor and compassion to reach patients whose wartime injuries plague their minds instead of their bodies. Hes the latest of the fine heroic breed of medical practitioners and healers turned loose on the motion picture screen with the. With gregory peck, ann blyth, anthony quinn, john mcintire. Paperback july 1, 1986 by leo calvin rosten author 4. Newman is a native of philadelphia, pennsylvania and was commissioned in 1962 through the ensign 1915 program. In 1944, an army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at an army air corps hospital in arizona and he must deal with a variety of tough cases.
Gregory peck plays a benevolent godlike figure in a white smock as captain josiah newman, the head of a psychunit at a southwestern army base during the waning days of world war ii. Divided into chapters about various patients who undergo psychoanalysis with him during wwii, it is alternately funny, tragic, uplifting, and ironic. He lost, but the nod itself is pretty phenomenal considering hes only in maybe twenty minutes of the film. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and newman generally has 6 weeks. Theres also a structural problem inherent in newman.
Gregory peck plays a benevolent godlike figure in a white smock as captain josiah newman, the head of a psychunit at a. D by leo calvin rosten and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Quotes showing 11 of 1 i learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong. The movie is based on the 1961 novel by leo rosten. D 1963 war, comedy movie gifs i movie joanne woodward robert duvall paul newman about time movie film director old movies. Newman is a patriarchal protector to his patients, preferring to keep him in his ward pdf, rather than return them. The first page of the pdf of this article appears above. Royal books 32 west 25th street baltimore, md 21218. Sons book takes new look at darin, dee baltimore sun.
Newman treats shellshocked, schizophrenic and catatonic patients, facing an especial challenge from the traumatized corporal jim tompkins, an eighth air force air gunner whose mind has been shattered by his war experiences. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Gregory peck leads an allstar cast in captain newman, m. Bobby darin was nominated for a academy award for his role in captain newman, m. Three of his cases are the drunken, guitar playing corporal bobby darin, the catatonic flier robert duvall, and eddie albert the colonel who has gone psychotic. Though newman uses the tools of well, actually i first read this book sometime around 1965my copy was printed in 1964. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Those who keep a small flame burning for hyman kaplan, mr. Following a conversation with friends about pstd in wwi ii, i bought the movie on dvd. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and newman. He is bedeviled by colfax aafs oldschool base commander, colonel pyser, who ultimately saddles him with a complement of injured italian pows because his is the only secure ward in the hospital.
The overarching framework involves the psychiatrists treatment of the men charged to his care, and colonel pysers dissatisfaction with the doctor because the ward over which he presides features the lowest returntoduty rate of any in the. The story is about a psycho ward at a stateside army air corps hospital. Much guilt and agonizing, with comic relief courtesy of curtis. Newman gregory peck is a kindhearted military psychiatrist who decides whether disturbed soldiers are ready to return to combat in world war ii. Cronin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He has had three combat tours with the navy and marines, the last one was as senior medical officer in the uss bataan, which deployed to afghanistan six hours after america was attacked in september 2001. Captain newman is the pivotal point upon which revolves this realistic account of both hilarious and poignant episodes involving disturbed personalities undergoing treatment at the psychiatric ward at camp colfax, a fictional air corps base somewhere in the southwest. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. In 1944, an army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at an army air corps hospital in arizona, and he must deal with a variety of tough cases. Captain newman md paperback january 1, 1964 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Newman is the doctor in charge of ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an army air corps hospital in arizona. Peck is sub par, the direction flounders and theres something unden. In san francisco in 1850, a russian countess runs away from an arranged marriage to a russian prince and falls into the arms of an american sea captain who occasionally poaches seals in russian alaska. Darin played the role of corporal jim tompkins, with a troubled past that was resurfacing in mental problems during wwii. In 1944, an army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at an. Includes tony curtis, bobby darin, eddie albert, angie dickinson, gregory peck and others. Of special concern to him are a war hero bobby darin plagued by guilt for the death of his friend, a commander whose casualties weigh heavily on his conscience and a captain rendered. I thought it was going to be a mawkish military melodrama laced with obvious, broad comedy relief. Captain newman md is one of the rare films that actually portrays the field of psychiatry with some genuine accuracy. Photographs show actors in scenes from the film captain newman, m. The hospital is underresourced and newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, especially cpl. I had watched captain newman md on vhs many years ago. Captain newman and his patients, backed up by his ward man, the incredible laibowitz, all assume a threedimensional nature that draws me back again and again. Nine years later, mash would explore a similar premise, but with more anger.
Newman is a patriarchal protector to his patients, preferring to keep him in his ward, rather than return them to certain death on the battlefield. Pecks brentwood production also coproduced the film. Eightyfirst street and dont feel up to reading leo rostens book of the same name. It was loosely based on the world war ii experiences of rostens close friend ralph greenson, m. It was loosely based on the world war ii experiences of. Captain newman, who is in charge of the nuts and screws there, practices his own brand of healing and it is a solemn obligation to him to find the. In a way thats exactly what it is, but the intelligent screenplay by richard l. Roberts and loves war is a private att will find here another project for the stories of ward 7 and its inmates have their balance of compassion, humor and farce, and sadness.
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