The read
A Balasaur Score of 59 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
A young Army nurse, Lt Ruth McGara, newly assigned to the 8666th MASH during the Korean War, attracts the sexual attention of the unit's commander Dr. Jed Webbe. Major Webbe, who has a drinking problem, at first wants a "no strings" relationship. McGara is warned by the other nurses of Webbe's womanizing ways. Despite these initial handicaps, their love flourishes against a background of war, enemy attacks, death and injury. The relationship deepens and uplifts both characters.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard BrooksWriter
- Richard BrooksDirector
Cast
- Humphrey BogartMajor Jed Webbe
- June AllysonLt. Ruth McGara
- Keenan WynnSgt. Orvil Statt
- Robert KeithLieutenant Colonel Hillary Whalters
- William CampbellCapt. John Rustford
- Perry SheehanLt. Laurence
- Patricia TiernanLt. Rose Ashland
- Adele LongmireLt. Jane Franklin
- Jonathan CottAdjutant
- Ann MorrisonLt. Edith Edwards
- Sarah SelbyCapt. Dobbs
- Dick SimmonsCapt. Norson
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Themes
korean war (1950-53)romancedoctor nurse relationshipfield hospitalwar surgeonlove in waru.s. army hospital