Movie Description
Captain Newman, M.D.
(1963)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : David Miller
- Producer : Robert Arthur,Gregory Peck
- Editor : Alma Macrorie
- Cast : Gregory Peck,Tony Curtis,Angie Dickinson,Eddie Albert,James Gregory,Bethel Leslie,Robert Duvall,Jane Withers,Dick Sargent,Larry Storch,Robert F. Simon,Syl Lamont,Paul Carr,Vito Scotti,Crahan Denton,Gregory Walcott,Charlie Briggs,Bobby Darin,Margaret Nash,Steve Restivo,Barry Atwater,Ted Bessell,Cal Bolder,Ron Brogan,Calvin Brown,Marc Cavell,Ann Doran,Mike Farrell,Paul Lukather,Titus Moede,Ken Swofford,Sam Reese,Pat Colby,Dan Dowling
Cast
Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MD
Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz
Lt. Francie Corum
Col. Norval Algate Bliss
Col. Edgar Pyser
Mrs. Helene Winston
Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
Lt. Grace Blodgett
Lt. Belden 'Barney' Alderson
Cpl. Gavoni
Lt. Col. M.B. Larrabee
Sgt. Kopp
Arthur Werbel
Maj. Alfredo Fortuno
Maj. Gen. Snowden
Capt. Howard
Gorkow
Cpl. Jim Tomkins
Nurse
Italian Prisoner
Maj. Dawes (uncredited)
Carrozzo - Patient (uncredited)
Patient at Mental Ward (uncredited)
Catholic Chaplain (uncredited)
Guest at Christmas Party (uncredited)
Patient (uncredited)
Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)
Patient (uncredited)
Pilot (uncredited)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Patient (uncredited)
Haskell - Patient (uncredited)
Nurse's Aide (uncredited)
Officer at Christmas Party (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleCaptain Newman, M.D.
Status Released
Release Information
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1963-12-25
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 06m
Production CompaniesUniversal Pictures
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
- War






























































