Captain Newman, M.D.

Name: Captain Newman, M.D.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1963
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert, James Gregory

Movie 1963-12-25 2h 6m Comedy Drama War

★ 6.7 / 10 · 34 votes

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.

Status

Released

1963-12-25

Runtime

2h 6m

Studio

Universal Pictures

Country

United States of America

Languages

Italian, English

Links

IMDb, Wikidata, Letterboxd

Awards

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 3 nominated

1964 Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Nominated
1964 Best Supporting Actor Nominated
1964 Best Sound Nominated

Golden Globe Awards 5 nominated

1964 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated
1964 Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated The Cardinal
1964 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated
1964 Best Film Promoting International Understanding Nominated Lilies of the Field
1963 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated Gregory Peck