Captain Newman, M.D.
It speaks to you in the language of love, laughter and tears!...
1963 · 2h 6m · N/A
Comedy, Drama, War
Directed by
David Miller
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Captain Newman, M.D.
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.
Director and cast
- David Miller Director
- Gregory Peck as Capt. Josiah 'Joe' Newman, MD
- Tony Curtis as Cpl. Jackson 'Jake' Leibowitz
- Angie Dickinson as Lt. Francie Corum
- Eddie Albert as Col. Norval Algate Bliss
- James Gregory as Col. Edgar Pyser
- Bethel Leslie as Mrs. Helene Winston
- Robert Duvall as Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
- Jane Withers as Lt. Grace Blodgett
- Dick Sargent Cast
- Larry Storch Cast
More films
Mister Roberts (1955)
Comedy · Drama · War · Approved
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Director
- John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy
- Cast
- Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell
Waiting for Anya (2020)
Drama · War · N/A
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Cast
- Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
Comedy · War · APPROVED
A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent ...
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Director
- Blake Edwards
- Cast
- James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Sergio Fantoni
Tobruk (1967)
Drama · History · War · Approved
In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and German Jews make their way undercover through 800 miles of desert, to destro...
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Director
- Arthur Hiller
- Cast
- Rock Hudson, George Peppard, Nigel Green
The Cardinal (1963)
Drama · History · War · Approved
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
- Runtime
- 3h 5m
- Director
- Otto Preminger
- Cast
- Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider, John Huston
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · R
Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Cast
- Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Masam Holden
The Circle (2017)
Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller · PG-13
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Cast
- Emma Watson, Alicia Vikander, Tom Hanks
Smashed (2012)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · R
Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter… and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something’s got to give. But change isn’t exactly a cakewalk. Sobriety means she will have to...
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Cast
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer
Off the Black (2006)
Drama · R
An aging, disillusioned alcoholic gets a younger friend and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Cast
- Nick Nolte, Trevor Morgan, Rosemarie DeWitt
Comments
Talk about the film with other members