Captain Newman, M.D. Movie Review 1963

Three army guys visit stiff shrink Peck during the final months of WWII in VA ward for the mentally disturbed. Much guilt and agonizing, with comic relief courtesy of Curtis. Peck is sub par, the direction flounders and there's something unsettling about quicksilver shifts from pathos to parody. Nonetheless touching with fine performance from Darin as guilt ridden hero. Based on the novel by Leo Rosten.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 126 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, World War II, Sanity Check, Shrinks

Cast

Gregory Peck, Bobby Darin, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert, James Gregory, Jane Withers, Larry Storch, Robert Duvall

Director

David Miller

Producer

Brentwood Productions, Raynard Productions