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MASH

Original movie poster
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by Ingo Preminger
Written by Novel:
Richard Hooker
Screenplay:
Ring Lardner Jr.
Starring Donald Sutherland
Elliot Gould
Tom Skerritt
Robert Duvall
Sally Kellerman
Roger Bowen
Gary Burghoff
Rene Auberjenois
Fred Williamson
Music by Johnny Mandel
Cinematography Harold E. Stine
Editing by Danford B. Greene
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) Flag of the United States 25 January, 1970 (NYC only)
Running time 116 min.
Country USA
Language English
Budget $3,500,000
IMDb profile
See also: M*A*S*H (TV series) and M*A*S*H

MASH is a 1970 satirical American dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman and based on the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. It is the only feature film in the M*A*S*H franchise. Image File history File links MASH1. ... For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... Ingwald Preminger (25 February 1911 - 12 June 2006) was an Austrian-born film producer. ... H. Richard Hornberger (February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon, born in Trenton, New Jersey, who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker. ... Ringgold W. Lardner Jr. ... For other persons named Donald Sutherland, see Donald Sutherland (disambiguation). ... Elliott Gould (born August 29, 1938), born Elliott Goldstein, was one of the most prominent American film actors in the early 70s, best known for playing Trapper John in the satirical 1970 film M*A*S*H. Time magazine put him on its cover in 1970, when he was at... Thomas Alderton Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an Emmy Award-Winning American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes (half Picket Fences). ... Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award-, two-time Emmy Award-, and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American film actor and director. ... Sally Claire Kellerman[1] (born June 2, 1937, Long Beach, California) is an American actress and singer who to this day is best known for her role as Hot Lips Houlihan in the film M*A*S*H (1970), for which she was nominated an Oscar for Best Actress in... Roger Bowen (May 25, 1932 - February 16, 1996) was an American actor born in Attleboro, Massachusetts. ... Gary Burghoff as Walter Radar OReilly. ... René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1, 1940 in New York City) is an American actor best known for his early 1980s role as Clayton Endicott III on the television show Benson and his role as Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, [[1938] is an American actor and former professional football player, a star defensive back in the AFL during the 1960s. ... Johnny Mandel (born 23 November 1925 in New York) is an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1968 novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker (penname for H. Richard Hornberger) and its sequels, but primarily by the 1970 film MASH, and influenced by the... M*A*S*H title screen from the television series M*A*S*H was a media franchise active, in various forms, from 1968 to 1986. ... // Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. ... 1867 edition of Punch, a ground-breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a good deal of satire of the contemporary social and political scene. ... The term problem plays is applied to the three plays William Shakespeare wrote between the last of his pure comedies (Twelfth Night) and the first of his pure tragedies (Othello) They are Alls Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... H. Richard Hornberger (February 1, 1924 - November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon, born in Trenton, New Jersey, who often wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker. ... H. Richard Hornberger (February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon, born in Trenton, New Jersey, who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... M*A*S*H title screen from the television series M*A*S*H was a media franchise active, in various forms, from 1968 to 1986. ...


The film depicts an outfit of medical personnel stationed at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War and stars Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould with Robert Duvall, Sally Kellerman, Tom Skerritt, Roger Bowen, Gary Burghoff, Rene Auberjonois, David Arkin and Fred Williamson. The film went on to inspire the television series M*A*S*H. The Mobile Army Surgical hospital (MASH) refers to a United States Army medical unit serving as a fully functional hospital in a combat area of operations. ... Combatants  United Nations:  Republic of Korea  Australia  Belgium  Canada  Colombia  Ethiopia  France Greece  Luxembourg  Netherlands  New Zealand  Philippines South Africa  Thailand  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States Medical staff:  Denmark  Italy  Norway  Sweden Communist: Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea  Peoples Republic of China  Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung... For other persons named Donald Sutherland, see Donald Sutherland (disambiguation). ... Elliott Gould (born Elliott Goldstein on August 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award-, two-time Emmy Award-, and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American film actor and director. ... Sally Claire Kellerman[1] (born June 2, 1937, Long Beach, California) is an American actress and singer who to this day is best known for her role as Hot Lips Houlihan in the film M*A*S*H (1970), for which she was nominated an Oscar for Best Actress in... Thomas Alderton Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an Emmy Award-Winning American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes (half Picket Fences). ... Roger Bowen (May 25, 1932 - February 16, 1996) was an American actor born in Attleboro, Massachusetts. ... Gary Burghoff as Walter Radar OReilly. ... For the Swiss painter, see René Auberjonois. ... David Arkin (b. ... Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, [[1938] is an American actor and former professional football player, a star defensive back in the AFL during the 1960s. ... M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1968 novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker (penname for H. Richard Hornberger) and its sequels, but primarily by the 1970 film MASH, and influenced by the...


The film's title is often rendered as M*A*S*H. Although asterisks were included in the original poster art, and in the subsequent TV series, the title as depicted onscreen in the film omits them.

Contents

Synopsis

Captains Hawkeye Pierce (Sutherland), Duke Forrest (Skerritt) and Trapper John McIntyre (Gould) are three draftee Army surgeons who are assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) unit in Korea. It is evident from the beginning that they are a trio of rebellious, womanizing rule-breakers intent on causing mischief. It is also apparent they are good at their job, which fosters an indulgent attitude on the part of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake (Roger Bowen), the unit's commanding officer. Assisting Blake in the administration of the hospital are Staff Sergeant Vollmer (Arkin) and Corporal Radar O'Reilly (Burghoff), the latter so called because he appears to be able to anticipate Henry Blake's every demand and request before he makes them as well as the impending arrival of helicopters bearing wounded. Captain Benjamin Franklin Hawkeye Pierce is the lead fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and television series. ... Capt. ... Elliott Gould as Trapper (right) in the film Trapper John Francis Xavier McIntyre, is a character in Richard Hookers M*A*S*H novels, as well as a film and the two TV series (M*A*S*H and Trapper John, M.D.) that followed them. ... The Mobile Army Surgical hospital (MASH) refers to a United States Army medical unit serving as a fully functional hospital in a combat area of operations. ... See also Henry Arthur Blake. ... Vollmer (center) with Hawkeye and Trapper Staff Sergeant Wade Douglas Vollmer was a fictional character in the 1968 novel M*A*S*H by Richard Hooker, and in the 1970 film of the same name. ... Corporal “Radar” O’Reilly is a fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, the film, the television series, the television movie, W*A*L*T*E*R, and two episodes of the series, After M*A*S*H. The character was portrayed by Gary Burghoff in both the... The Bell 47 (military H-13 Sioux) was the first helicopter to be certified for civil use on March 18, 1946[1][2]. It was largely designed by Arthur M. Young who joined Bell Helicopter in 1941. ...


The three captains clash almost immediately with Major Frank Burns (Duvall), a medically incompetent religious zealot, and Major Margaret O' Houlihan (Kellerman), the unit's chilly head nurse. Burns and Houlihan have an affair, and their passionate embraces are broadcast over the public-address system to the whole unit. This event leads to O'Houlihan being nicknamed "Hot Lips" — "Oh Frank, my lips are hot, kiss my hot lips!"; it also leads to Burns being sent to a psych ward after Hawkeye's taunts goad him into a physical attack. After further humiliations from the captains, a defeated O'Houlihan eventually enters into an affair with Duke. For other characters named Burns, see Burns (disambiguation). ... Major Margaret Hot Lips Houlihan was a fictional nurse who always drinks, never smokes, first created in the book M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. ...


Further events in the film include a young male orderly (Bud Cort) being reduced to tears by Burns, and Frank getting a punch from Trapper John in response to this; Hawkeye and Trapper making a trip to Tokyo to operate on a Congressman's son; a mad football game in which the opposition are drugged; exposing Houlihan while she is showering; and a suicidal dentist, "Painless Pole" (John Schuck), who is rescued by a sexy nurse nicknamed "Dish" (Jo Ann Pflug). The film's theme seems to be that of ordinary decent people trying to do a job in very trying circumstances. This brings out both the best and the worst in them. Harold and Maude, 1971 Bud Cort (born Walter Edward Cox on March 29, 1948) is an American film and stage actor, writer, and director. ... John Schuck (born February 4, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American character actor. ... Jo Ann Pflug (born May 2, 1947 in Atlanta, Georgia)and raised in Winter Park, Florida is an American motion picture and television actress. ...


The film has a disjointed, episodic feel; much of the dialogue was improvised during shooting.


Style

MASH juxtaposes gory operating room procedures with anti-establishment humor; occasionally these two elements co-exist within the same shot. For example, Hawkeye is amputating a patient's leg and asks a nurse to scratch his nose, all while the sound of the saw cutting the bone is audible. The plot is episodic, and is marked by Altman's trademark editing style, in which each scene contains several simultaneous or overlapping conversations, as well as his frequent use of zooms. Not to be confused with antidisestablishmentarianism. ... Look up zoom in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Music

MASH features the song "Suicide is Painless", with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Mike Altman, the director's 14-year-old son. Ten years after the film's release, the song reached number one in the UK charts. The television show used an instrumental version as its theme tune. The theme tune has notably been covered by Manic Street Preachers and Marilyn Manson. "Suicide is Painless" also became a standard of jazz music with versions by talented musicians such as Bill Evans on "You Must Believe in Spring" (recorded in 1977 but only released after his death in 1980) and Ahmad Jamal on "Digital Works" (1985). Suicide Is Painless is a song written by Johnny Mandel (music) and Mike Altman (lyrics), which is best known for being featured as the theme song for both the movie and TV series M*A*S*H. Mike Altman was the son of the original films director, Robert Altman... Johnny Mandel (born 23 November 1925 in New York) is an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. ... Mike Altman (born 1955) is the son of film director Robert Altman. ... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... The theme music of a radio or television program is a piece that is written specifically for that show and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as The Manics) are a Welsh rock band often associated with the Britpop scene, who gained mainstream popularity in the UK in the late 1990s. ... This article is about the person. ... Suicide Is Painless is a song written by Johnny Mandel (music) and Mike Altman (lyrics), which is best known for being featured as the theme song for both the movie and TV series M*A*S*H. Mike Altman was the son of the original films director, Robert Altman... William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and one of the most famous of the 20th century; he remains one of the major influences on post-1950s jazz piano. ...


Cast

MASH movie title, without asterisks, which were introduced on the film's poster art.

Because of the number of unkown actors Altman had cast, after the established stars, the opening credits are entirely "Introducing..." Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (852x480, 113 KB) MASH title. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (852x480, 113 KB) MASH title. ... For other persons named Donald Sutherland, see Donald Sutherland (disambiguation). ... Captain Benjamin Franklin Hawkeye Pierce is the lead fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and television series. ... Elliott Gould (born Elliott Goldstein on August 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Elliott Gould as Trapper (right) in the film Trapper John Francis Xavier McIntyre, is a character in Richard Hookers M*A*S*H novels, as well as a film and the two TV series (M*A*S*H and Trapper John, M.D.) that followed them. ... Thomas Alderton Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an Emmy Award-Winning American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes (half Picket Fences). ... Capt. ... Sally Claire Kellerman[1] (born June 2, 1937, Long Beach, California) is an American actress and singer who to this day is best known for her role as Hot Lips Houlihan in the film M*A*S*H (1970), for which she was nominated an Oscar for Best Actress in... Major Margaret Hot Lips Houlihan was a fictional character from the M*A*S*H television show. ... Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award-, two-time Emmy Award-, and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American film actor and director. ... Major Franklin Frank Marion Burns was a character in both M*A*S*H the film and the television series. ... Roger Bowen (May 25, 1932 - February 16, 1996) was an American actor born in Attleboro, Massachusetts. ... See also Henry Arthur Blake. ... René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1, 1940 in New York City) is an American actor best known for his early 1980s role as Clayton Endicott III on the television show Benson and his role as Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... John Patrick Francis Mulcahy is a principal character from the film, M*A*S*H played by Rene Auberjonois and the television series version played by William Christopher. ... John Schuck (born February 4, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American character actor. ... Capt. ... Carl Gottlieb (born 18 March 1938 in New York City) is an American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive. ... Captain Ugly John Black was a character in the M*A*S*H novel, movie, and television series. ... Danny Goldman is a an American actor, voice artist, and, more recently, casting director. ... Corey Fischer (born 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. ... Jo Ann Pflug (born May 2, 1947 in Atlanta, Georgia)and raised in Winter Park, Florida is an American motion picture and television actress. ... Lt. ... Indus Arthur (April 28, 1941 - December 29, 1984) was an actress in motion pictures and television in the 1960s. ... David Arkin (b. ... Vollmer (center) with Hawkeye and Trapper Staff Sergeant Wade Douglas Vollmer was a fictional character in the 1968 novel M*A*S*H by Richard Hooker, and in the 1970 film of the same name. ... Gary Burghoff as Walter Radar OReilly. ... Corporal “Radar” O’Reilly is a fictional character in the M*A*S*H novels, the film, the television series, the television movie, W*A*L*T*E*R, and two episodes of the series, After M*A*S*H. The character was portrayed by Gary Burghoff in both the... Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, [[1938] is an American actor and former professional football player, a star defensive back in the AFL during the 1960s. ... Captain Oliver Harmon Spearchucker Jones was a surgeon in the movie and television series M*A*S*H. He was portrayed by Fred Williamson in the movie and by Timothy Brown (who had played the corpsman CPL Judson in the film) in the television series. ... For other people of the same name, see Michael Murphy Michael Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American character actor. ... Thomas Allen Brown (b. ... Harold and Maude, 1971 Bud Cort (born Walter Edward Cox on March 29, 1948) is an American film and stage actor, writer, and director. ... George Wood (December 31, 1919–July 24, 2000) was an American film and television actor. ... Ho-Jon is a fictional character in the film M*A*S*H, where he was played by Kim Atwood, and the television series M*A*S*H, where he was played by Patrick Adiarte. ... Ho-Jon is a fictional character in the film M*A*S*H, where he was played by Kim Atwood, and the television series M*A*S*H, where he was played by Patrick Adiarte. ... Dale Ishimoto (April 3, 1923 - March 4, 2004) was an American actor of Japanese descent. ... Bobby Troup also spelled Bobby Troupe (October 18, 1918 - February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist and songwriter. ...


Gary Burghoff was the only member of the movie cast to become a regular on the television series. But he was not the only cast member to appear in both the film and the television series. G. Wood, who played General Hammond, also appeared on the series, if only for three episodes. Timothy Brown was in both the film and the series (for a brief time) but played different roles in each: he was Cpl. Judson in the film and "Spearchucker" in the series. And Corey Fischer played Capt. Bandini in the film and played the guitar-playing dentist Cardozo in the episode of the series entitled "5 O'Clock Charlie." A cast member is a term used to refer to a person who could be one of three possiblities; A cast member is someone who performs in a motion picture. ... M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1968 novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker (penname for H. Richard Hornberger) and its sequels, but primarily by the 1970 film MASH, and influenced by the... George Wood (December 31, 1919–July 24, 2000) was an American film and television actor. ... Timothy Brown played Dr. Spearchucker Jones in the television series M*A*S*H. He was dropped from the show when the producers learned that there were no African American surgeons in the Korean War. ... Corey Fischer (born 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. ...


Fred Williamson, who portrays "Spearchucker" Jones — a neurosurgeon who played professional football before being drafted into the Army — actually played for the Steelers, Raiders, and Chiefs. In the film's football sequence, he appears anachronously wearing white football shoes. (Football players did not wear white shoes until Joe Namath, in his best anti-Establishment manner, began sporting them in the late 1960s.) A flamboyant self-promoter, Williamson had earned the nickname "The Hammer" during his time with the Chiefs, by using his forearm to deliver karate-style blows to opponents' heads. Prior to Super Bowl I, he boasted that he would knock Green Bay Packers' starting receivers out of the game. Ironically, after a mediocre performance, Williamson himself had to be carried off the field in the fourth quarter, after being trampled by a Packer running back — and suffering a broken leg when one of his fellow Chiefs fell on him. Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, [[1938] is an American actor and former professional football player, a star defensive back in the AFL during the 1960s. ... Joseph William Namath (born May 31, 1943), also known as Broadway Joe, was an American football Hall of Fame quarterback in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970s. ... Date January 15, 1967 Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum City Los Angeles MVP Bart Starr, Quarterback Favorite Packers by 14 National anthem University of Arizona and Grambling State University Bands Coin toss Norm Schachter Referee Norm Schachter Halftime show University of Arizona and Grambling State University Bands Attendance 61,946... Packers redirects here. ...


Johnny Unitas appears in one shot at the end of the football game sucking on a joint. John Constantine Johnny Unitas (May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002), nicknamed The Golden Arm, was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Production

The screenplay is extremely different from the original novel; in the DVD audio commentary, Altman refers to the novel as "pretty terrible" and possibly "racist" — the major black character in the movie has the nickname "Spearchucker". He adds that even Lardner's screenplay[clarify] was used only as a springboard. DVD-Audio also known as DVDA is a digital format for delivering very high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. The first discs entered the marketplace in 2000. ...


The filming process was difficult due to tensions between the director and his cast. Donald Sutherland has stated that he was the only member of the principal cast and crew not using drugs during the filming.[citation needed] During principal photography, Sutherland and Elliott Gould spent a third of their time trying to get Robert Altman fired. Altman later commented that if he had known, he would have resigned.[1] Gould later sent a letter of apology and Altman used him in some of his later works, but he never worked with Sutherland again. For other persons named Donald Sutherland, see Donald Sutherland (disambiguation). ... Principal Photography refers to the phase of film production during which the movie is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production. ... Elliott Gould (born Elliott Goldstein on August 29, 1938) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ...


In a few shots of the "speaker" at night, the moon is visible in the background. On the same night when these scenes were shot, American astronauts landed on the moon.[2] This article is about Earths moon. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ...


Controversies

Altman deliberately left out overt references to Korea in the film, in the hopes that the audience would conflate the setting with Vietnam. The studio later forced him to add a caption at the beginning mentioning the Korean setting.[3]


In addition, there is mention of the Korean war during a radio announcement that plays while Hawkeye and Trapper are putting in Col. Merrill's office. This article is about the sport. ...


In his director's commentary on the DVD release, Altman says that MASH was the first major studio film to use the word "fuck" in its dialogue. The word is spoken during the football game near the end of the film by "Painless Pole" when he says to the opposing football player, "All right bud, your fucking head is coming right off!" The actor (John Schuck) has said in various interviews that Altman encouraged ad libbing during the shoots, and that particular statement made it into the film without a second thought. Interestingly, the offending word was not bleeped out during a late-night broadcast of the film on ABC in 1985; subsequent broadcasts of the film on network television have the word removed altogether. DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... John Schuck (born February 4, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American character actor. ... See AdLib for the computer sound card manufacturer. ...


Awards and recognition

The film won the Grand Prix at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. It was nominated for five Academy Awards and won an Oscar for its screenplay. Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival de Cannes), founded in 1939, is one of the worlds oldest, most influential and prestigious film festivals. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ...


The movie was the 38th film to be released to the home video market when 20th Century Fox licensed fifty motion pictures from their library to Magnetic Video. The home video business rents and sells videocassettes and DVDs to the public. ... Magnetic Video was a home video/audio duplication service established by Andre Blay in 1967 and based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. ...


In 1996, MASH was deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building, from July 8, 1888 to May 15, 1894. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...


In 1998, the film was recognized by the American Film Institute (AFI) as #56 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies; two years later (#54 in 2007), AFI recognized it as #7 on their 100 funniest American films. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The first of the AFI 100 Years. ... The 100 funniest American films. ...


This film is number 17 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies". This article is about the U.S. cable network. ...


Trivia

  • There is an anachronism in the film: when Burns is taken away, a shot of an American Flag is shown with 50 stars. During the Korean War, the U.S. Flag only had 48 stars. (Also, during the football game, several later-model cars are seen in the background along the road.)
  • The inclusion of Spearchucker in the movie and subsequently the TV series is historically incorrect since at the time of the Korean War the Army had no commissioned African American surgeons.

Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Battle Circus is a 1953 film directed by Richard Brooks, who also wrote the screenplay. ... Bogart redirects here. ... The Mobile Army Surgical hospital (MASH) refers to a United States Army medical unit serving as a fully functional hospital in a combat area of operations. ... Look up Anachronism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Flag ratio: 7:12; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars... Combatants  United Nations:  Republic of Korea  Australia  Belgium  Canada  Colombia  Ethiopia  France Greece  Luxembourg  Netherlands  New Zealand  Philippines South Africa  Thailand  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States Medical staff:  Denmark  Italy  Norway  Sweden Communist: Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea  Peoples Republic of China  Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung...

References

  1. ^ Robert Altman (director commentary). (2002, 2002-01-08). M*A*S*H [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
  2. ^ "Enlisted: The Story of M*A*S*H" (making-of documentary), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001
  3. ^ Robert Altman (director commentary). (2002, 2002-01-08). M*A*S*H [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Event occurs at 00:03:19.
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