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With the release of Robert Altman's M.A.S.H. in 1970, a new form of comedy was born, one that would help to forever change the face of cinema. Altman's audacious film reflected the American counterculture's growing distrust of religion and government in the late 1960s and early 1970s, resulting in one of the biggest box office smashes of its time. Introducing the techniques he would employ throughout his storied career overlapping dialogue, a constantly moving camera with a heavy amount of zooming, and a bold combination of frank subject matter with cynical humour Altman immediately vaulted himself to Hollywood's upper ranks. Based on the novel by Richard Hooker, M.A.S.H. follows a group of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital officers as they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the front lines of the Korean conflict. Led by sardonic captains Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland) and Trapper John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), the film has the feel of an absurd three-ring circus. Other characters include the uptight nurse Hot Lips O'Houlihan (Sally Kellerman), the confused Major Frank Burns (Robert Duvall), the troubled Captain Painless Waldowski (John Shuck), and the simpleminded Captain Duke Forrest (Tom Skerritt). Altman's decision to present his film as a series of loosely connected vignettes rather than a traditionally unfolding narrative perfectly captures the freewheeling spirit so unique to early-'70s cinema.

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ProducerIngo Preminger

EAN5039036008679

eBay Product ID (ePID)3957612

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ActorDonald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, Robert Duvall, Rene Auberjonois, Roger Bowen, Jo Ann Pflug, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman

Film/TV TitleM.A.S.H.

DirectorRobert Altman

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageCroatian\Czech\Danish\English\Finnish\Hebrew\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish\Turkish

Run Time111 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen\2.35 Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2002

FeaturesWidescreen, Special Edition\Robert Altman Audio Commentary\Backstory MASH Featurette\Stills Gallery\Interactive Menus\Scene Access\Enlisted The Story Of MASH Documentary\MASH Comedy Under Fire Documentary\MASH Reunion Documentary, Closed Caption, With Subtitles

FranchiseM.A.S.H.

GenreGeneral, Comedy