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M*A*S*H (stylized on-screen as MASH) is a 1970 American dark war comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner Jr., based on Richard Hooker 's 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The picture is the only theatrically released feature film in the M*A*S*H franchise.
- $3 million
- Johnny Mandel
- January 25, 1970 (United States)
- Ingo Preminger
Mar 18, 1970 · A black comedy about the staff of a Korean War field hospital who use humor and high jinks to cope with the horror of war. Directed by Robert Altman, starring Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt and Sally Kellerman, with a theme song by Mike Altman.
- Robert Altman
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- 3 min
Find out who starred in the classic comedy-drama film M*A*S*H, based on the novel by Richard Hooker and directed by Robert Altman. See the full cast and crew credits, including Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall and more.
A black-and-white satire of the Korean War, M*A*S*H follows a group of army surgeons and their antics at a mobile hospital. The film features a stellar cast, a freewheeling style, and a biting critique of the military establishment.
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- Robert Altman
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- Donald Sutherland
M*A*S*H is a 1970 feature film adaptation of the original novel. The film was directed by Robert Altman and starred Donald Sutherland as Hawkeye Pierce and Elliott Gould as Trapper John McIntyre. Although the title had no punctuation onscreen, i.e. "MASH", in posters for the movie and in the trailer, it was rendered as M*A*S*H. Television
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- MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors (1968)
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A dark comedy about a group of surgeons in a Korean war hospital, who cope with the horrors of war by being cruel and hilarious. Read Roger Ebert's analysis of the film's humor, tone, and themes, and see the cast and crew credits.
Set during the Korean War, surgeons Captains "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Duke" Forrest, join the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), located three miles from the front lines. Both are draftees and care little for military protocols and conventions.
