Captain Newman, M.D. [Blu-ray]

Director: David Miller David Miller

Overview

Set in a VA psych ward towards the end of WW II, this drama chronicles the attempts of the staff psychiatrist to help three deeply troubled veterans. His task is made more difficult by mountains of red-tape and military guidelines. One of his patients is a guilt-ridden pilot convinced that he is a treacherous coward. Another is a colonel who cannot live with the fact that he is responsible for the deaths of many young men. Finally, there is a man who has been deeply traumatized after spending 12 months hiding out in a basement surrounded by Nazis.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/05/2021
UPC:	0738329251260
Original Release:	1963
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	2:06:00
Sales rank:	29,482

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gregory Peck	Capt. Josiah J. Newman, M.D.
Tony Curtis	Cpl. Jackson Leibowitz
Bobby Darin	Cpl. Jim Tompkins
Angie Dickinson	Lt. Francie Corum
Eddie Albert	Col. Bliss
James Gregory	Col. Fyser
Bethel Leslie	Helene Winston
Jane Withers	Lt. Grace Blodgett
Dick Sargent	Lt. Alderson
Larry Storch	Gavoni
Robert F. Simon	Lt. Col. Larrabee
Robert Simon	Lt. Col. Larrabee
Syl Lamont	Sgt. Kopp
Paul Can	Werbel
Vito Scotti	Maj. Alfredo Fortuno
Crahan Denton	Maj. Gen. Snowden,Maj. Gen. Snowden
Gregory Walcott	Capt. Howard
Charlie Briggs	Gorkow
Robert Duvall	Capt. Paul Cabot Winston
Penny Santon	Waitress at Blue Grotto
Amzie Strickland	Kathie
Barry Atwater	Maj. Dawes
Ann Doran	Mrs. Pyser
Joseph Walsh	Maccarades
Byron Morrow	Hollingshead
David Landfield	Corporal
John Hart	Officer
Sammy Reese	Haskell
Ted Bessell	Carrozzo
Martin West	Patient
Robert Strong	Chaplain
David Winters	Patient
Marc Cavell	Patient
Seamon Glass	Patient
Jack Grinnage	Patient
Howard Dayton	Actor
Cal Bolder	Patient in the Mental Ward
Ron Brogan	Catholic Chaplain
Pat Colby	Nurse's Aide
Russell Garcia	Composer

Technical Credits

Henry Ephron

Richard L. Breen

Leo Rosten

Robert Arthur	Producer
Walter Hammond	Special Effects
David Miller	Director
Henry Ephron	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Richard L. Breen	Screenwriter
Leo Rosten	Screenwriter
Albert Whitlock	Special Effects
Waldon O. Watson	Sound Effects
Henry Janssen	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

While not without its faults, Captain Newman, M.D. is an entertaining, well-intentioned film that benefits from its sterling cast. Where Newman is less fortunate is in its screenplay, which vacillates between comedy and drama and never quite finds the appropriate balance between the two. There's also a structural problem inherent in Newman: it stars Gregory Peck and with a star of that magnitude must focus on him. But the character of Newman is more of an observer and reactor than a participant and catalyst, and so the film keeps shifting its focus away from the star and onto the supporting players. Director David Miller does what he can to correct these flaws, but his efforts are only partially successful. Fortunately, the screenplay compensates for its flaws with some finely realized characters and some flavorful dialogue. Peck is a bit stiff in Newman, a tendency he had to fight against in many roles, but his star power counts for a lot. Angie Dickinson is attractive and effective, and James Gregory properly officious, but the best supporting performances come from Eddie Albert, Robert Duvall and the Oscar-nominated Bobby Darin. Darin's performance is the most surprising, revealing much more depth and talent than one would expect from his lighter roles, but Albert is equally as good, and Duvall impressive in a part that requires little speaking. The stories of these 3 men form the dramatic basis of the picture, and they play their parts for all they are worth.