Best quality range of photographs, posterprints and original posters. The incomparable gregory peck stars in this moving dramedy about life in the psychiatric ward of a military hospital, during world war ii. Captain newman md is one of the rare films that actually portrays the field of psychiatry with some genuine accuracy. Jackson jake leibowitz and his band of merry italian pows who sing semitic native american songsdont ask, dont try to figure it out, just see the movieand even some of the very well executed art of subtle humor carried out by capt. Includes tony curtis, bobby darin, eddie albert, angie dickinson, gregory peck and others. 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. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the david millerdirected movie via subscription can be a. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Though newman uses the tools of well, actually i first read this book sometime around 1965. 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.
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. More than 50 years after its release, triple oscar nominated psychological war film captain newman m. 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. The story is about a psycho ward at a stateside army air corps hospital. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. In many ways, its ahead of its time, presaging those deep dive television shows that took off after hill street blues and are all the rage today. Peck heads a psychiatric ward in an army hospital during wwii. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage. I had watched captain newman md on vhs many years ago. Peck is sub par, the direction flounders and theres something unden. Jim tompkins who is severely traumatized after his aircraft was shot down.
He has two orderlies who are very unconventional in the treatment of all the patients, which adds to the many comedy parts of the movie. D by leo calvin rosten and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Captain josiah newman offers a cigarette to captain paul cabot. Newman is the doctor in charge of ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an army air corps hospital in arizona. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and newman generally. Gregory peck and robert duvall 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.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Photographs show actors in scenes from the film captain newman, m. Much guilt and agonizing, with comic relief courtesy of curtis. A different role for gregory peck, and a very young angie dickenson. When newmans oldschool base commander john gregory saddles him with a group of injured italian pows because his has the only secure.
The good news is it also accurately portrays how healing can take place and that there are captain newmans out there who truly care, carry the burden of absorbing the horror they listen to every day, and keep at it when administrative expediency attempts to take preference. Gregory peck, bobby darin, angie dickinson, tony curtis, gregory peck. Our exclusive photographs, available in a variety of sizes, have been high resolution scanned from original source material such as studio negatives, 35mm slides, original photographic prints and large format transparencies to achieve the ultimate. Theres also a structural problem inherent in newman. While newman tries to mend their psyches, he has ethical doubts about returning them to battle. Angie dickinson, bobby darin, eddie albert, gregory peck, robert duvall, tony curtis official content from universal studios home.
When newmans oldschool base commander john gregory saddles him with a group of injured italian pows because his has the only secure ward in the hospital, and a flock of stray sheep. Although newman wants to cure these men of their psychological problems, he doesnt want to see them returned to the war to be killed. Pecks brentwood production also coproduced the film. The hospital is underresourced and newman scrounges what he needs with the help of. 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. The movie is based on the 1961 novel by leo rosten.
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. Others come and go, including italian prisoners of war, but newman and team all. Unlike most films which involve a psychiatrist either sleeping with his patients or murdering them, captain newman md shows us a military psychiatrist who relates to his patients with compassion and devotion. Following a conversation with friends about pstd in wwi ii, i bought the movie on dvd. This a serious and harrowing tale of the psychological traumas suffered by american servicemen and gregory peck as the struggling doctor trying to mend damaged minds i find it difficult to understand why this film has been categorised as comedy when clearly. Thus far in regards to the publication weve got captain newman, m. Divided into chapters about various patients who undergo psychoanalysis with him during wwii, it is alternately funny, tragic, uplifting, and ironic. It was loosely based on the world war ii experiences of. Gregory peck, tony curtis, angie dickinson, eddie albert, bobby.
Though highly entertaining at many points largely due to the antics of cpl. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Newman, md this movie manages to have a quite serious theme at its core. D tells the story of an eccentric doctor, captain josiah j. A good movie to catch and catch is the verb if its playing, say, on eightysixth street and you live on, say, eightyfirst street and dont feel up to reading leo rostens book of the same name. It was directed by david miller and filmed on location at fort huachuca, arizona. It is not all comedy though and deals with a traumatic shock victim who was sent to mental ward at the army facility. 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. Newman gregory peck who runs the psychiatric unit of a u. The hospital is underresourced and newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, especially cpl. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
Tony curtis was pretty hilarious, and i think stole the show in his usual cheeky fashion. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. 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 catatonic after hiding in a basement in nazi germany for a year. 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. He has two orderlies who are very unconventional in the treatment of all the patients, which. This motion picture is a combination of comedy and tragedy, about a captain in world war ii who is a psychiatrist who practices empathy with his patients. Newman gregory peck is a kindhearted military psychiatrist who decides whether disturbed soldiers are ready to return to combat in world war ii. When choosing one of our amazing photographic images you are acquiring a piece of art history from the world of entertainment.
I think the main reason was that it was a little out of time. With all this talent on show, its somehow surprising that captain newman, m. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Curtis is the comic sidekick and angie the pretty nurse and love interest. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. D by rosten, leo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He lost, but the nod itself is pretty phenomenal considering hes only in maybe twenty minutes of the film. Starring gregory peck, tony curtis 1964 in 1944, an army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at the air corps hospital in arizona.