That was an excellent one.

disgusting, overrated, pointless

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

It isn't, alas, very often that a movie holds up after half a century but one that does hold up and then some, is Captain Newman MD. I remember vividly how much I enjoyed it initially and when it was screened on British television today I was fearful that it would disappoint and delighted to find that if anything it has grown in stature. It's impossible to think of anyone but the often vastly underrated Gregory Peck who could capture the eponymous role so perfectly; essentially he portrays what the Jews call a mensch, a human being in the true, rich, sense of the word. As Head of the psychiatric unit at an Arizona-based military hospital in World War Two he is faced with a chronic shortage of staff and equipment and a General George Patton-type military mind-set that totally fails to acknowledge and/or accept that stress/battle fatigue/traumatic experiences are not moral cowardice under fancy names. Okay, so Tony Curtis just re-cycles his Operation Petticoat dog-robber (a role done much better than Curtis's two attempts, by James Garner in The Americanisation of Emily), but that is a small price to pay for truly outstanding ensemble acting from the whole cast; okay yet again, Eddie Albert and Bobby Darin are gifted roles that would take serious effort to screw up, so well are they written, but both actors take them by the scruff of the neck and act the bejeezus out of them. In the depiction of combat stress it recalls Peck's own previous movie Henry King's Twelve O'Clock High; in terms of ensemble playing in a military conduct it recalls Mr. Roberts, and I have a sneaking suspicion it eclipse both. Outstanding.

Just watched Captain Newman MD, what a wonderful film.Although a keen movie watcher just nearing my 70th year I've never seen this film at the cinema or on TV before.I was wondering,whilst watching,why I had not seen or heard of this film before and came to the conclusion(wrongly)that maybe because of the subject matter,ie battle fatigue ,which in certain quarters was not recognised,the film was not generally released.I found it sympathetic,tearful,thought provoking and funny with all the characters adding to a great film.I wish I had recorded this so I could watch it again,but did not,so I will have to see where I can buy it.

Hot off "To Kill a Mockingbird", Gregory Peck played another really good role in David Miller's "Captain Newman, M.D.". This time he's a psychiatrist on an army base in WWII having to deal with what we now recognize as PTSD, while also dealing with the military bureaucracy. In a way, the movie almost seems like a preview of the war in which the United States was about to mire itself (the Vietnam War). Fine support comes from Tony Curtis as a streetwise corporal and Angie Dickinson as a tolerant lieutenant, along with Eddie Albert, Bobby Darin and Robert Duvall as Peck's damaged patients.Without a doubt this is one that I recommend. Maybe it's not as good as "To Kill a Mockingbird" - a little silly at times - but still a solid look at the world with which the psychiatrist has to put up.Also starring Bethel Leslie, James Gregory, Robert F. Simon, Dick Sargent*, Larry Storch, Jane Withers and Vito Scotti.*Robert F. Simon and Dick Sargent played father and son on "Bewitched". Also, Vito Scotti guest-starred on an episode.

I felt the story line portrayed the mental effects of the war. All the actors in this movie gave their best performances. Eddie Albert was very convincing in his role not to mention Bobby Darin. Tony Curtis put a new twist on playing a hospital orderly with compassion and laughter. Gregory Peck And Angie Dickinson poured their hearts out on screen. This is a very believable movie about what soldiers have to cope with inside their minds. B=Larry Storch was a fun and caring hospital orderly trying to help each and every patient. He is a very talented actor that can play serious and humorous roles with great ease on the screen.