Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Triple Oscar nominated psychological war film with twists of black humour which is set during World War II Captain Newman (Gregory Peck) is head of a neuro-psychiatric ward at a military hospital which treats combatants suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder Peck delivers one of his best acting performances as an eccentric doctor who will use unconventional tactics to treat his patients & to recruit much needed personnel We're short of beds doctors orderlies nurses everything except patients! Newman tells Corporal Leibowitz (Tony Curtis) as he browbeats him into becoming a new & very reluctant orderly Similarly Newman takes great care to seduce an army nurse (Angie Dickinson) into what she thinks is a romantic date until he asks her to transfer to Ward 7 instead of taking off her clothes! When Newman s old-school base commander (John Gregory) saddles him with a group of injured Italian POWs because his has the only secure ward in the hospital & a flock of stray sheep keep invading the hospital the scene is set for one of the most poignant & funny war films which is a joy to watch Actors Gregory Peck Tony Curtis Angie Dickinson Directors David Miller Format Dolby PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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