M*A*S*H

Titolo originale: M*A*S*H
Regia: Robert Altman |
Anno: 1970
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Dramma Guerra
Tag: american football | dark comedy | surgeon | american way of life | korean war (1950-53) | military spoof | doctor | surgery | anti war | military hospital | 1950s | field hospital | korea | u.s. army hospital |
Cast: Donald Sutherland | Elliott Gould | Tom Skerritt | Sally Kellerman | Robert Duvall | Roger Bowen | René Auberjonois | David Arkin | Jo Ann Pflug | Gary Burghoff | Fred Williamson | Michael Murphy | Indus Arthur | Ken Prymus | Bobby Troup | Kim Atwood | Timothy Brown | John Schuck | Dawne Damon | Carl Gottlieb | Tamara Wilcox-Smith | G. Wood | Bud Cort | Danny Goldman | Corey Fischer | Sylvester Stallone | Stephen Altman | Jerry Jones | James B. Douglas | Gerry Okuneff | Cathleen Cordell | Ben Davidson | Joe Amsler | Stanford Blum | Craig Chudy | Jack Concannon | Michael Consoldane | Ray Didsbury | Tom Falk | John Fujioka | Lynn Grate | Joanne Hahn | Sumi Haru | Buck Holland | Susan Ikeda | Dale Ishimoto | Joe Kapp | Weaver Levy | Harvey Levine | Sam A. Mides | Monica Peterson | David Sachs | Ron Stein | Fran Tarkenton | Johnny Unitas | Greg Walker | Hiroko Watanabe | Don Watters | Ron Way | Ben Davidson | Ted Knight | John Myers |

Le vicende di un ospedale da campo statunitense durante il conflitto in Corea, dove alcuni brillanti chirurghi trovano nell'umorismo e nell'understatement il segreto per conservare la sanità mentale nonostante gli orrori della guerra.

Approfondimenti

Fred Williamson plays a character who mentions he was in the Vietnam War in 1972. This is ironic, co [...] D
According to Elliott Gould, Sylvester Stallone revealed to him that he was an extra in this film. Wh [...] D
This and Comma 22 (1970), two films satirizing mid-twentieth century American wars (World War II, Am [...] D
Robert Altman originally wanted Elliott Gould to play Duke Forrest. It was only at Gould's request t [...] D
MASH the Movie .vs. TV Show: "Henry Blake" stays on in the movie, but Hawkeye leaves. In the series, [...] D
During production, a caption that mentions the Korean setting was added to the beginning of the film [...] D
James Coburn was one of Robert Altman's first choices for the Trapper John. D
Speaking about the troubles he had with the studio, Robert Altman was quoted as saying, "This film w [...] D
According to Sally Kellerman, Robert Altman gave her the famous line "Oh my God, they've shot him!" [...] D
Sylvester Stallone confessed to Elliott Gould that he had been an extra on this. When Gould told thi [...] D
According to Malachy McCourt, he was the original choice for the part of Father Mulcahy, because Rob [...] D
Bud Cort, who would the following year find fame starring in Harold e Maude (1971) with Ruth Gordon [...] D
According to Johnny Mandel and Robert Altman, the film's famous theme song was intended to be the "s [...] D
When it came out, M*A*S*H (1970) was a critical darling; and it even won the Oscar for best screenpl [...] D
Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland kept calling each other "Shirley" on the set. Gould did it in on [...] D
G. Wood (who portrayed General Hammond) played the same character in this movie, and in the first th [...] D
The first take of the shot where Hot Lips is revealed in the shower didn't work because Sally Keller [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
Gary Burghoff's feature film debut, while his overall film debut had been in 1967's NET Playhouse: A [...] D
Robert Altman was no stranger to directing military-themed films. He directed numerous episodes of t [...] D
George Roy Hill, Sidney Lumet, Bud Yorkin, William Friedkin and Stanley Kubrick were among 20th Cent [...] D
This was not the first Korean War-based movie to carry the title "MASH." In 1953, Humphrey Bogart st [...] D
The story goes that when Robert Altman was editing the movie with editor Danford B. Greene, they had [...] D
Robert Altman said that during filming, Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland together went to the stu [...] D
Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland were famously unhappy with Robert Altman during filming, because [...] D
Premiere Magazine voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006. In the [...] D
One of the first films to be released on VHS and Beta for home video, along with Tutti insieme appas [...] D
The loudspeaker shots and announcements were added after editing had begun, and the filmmakers reali [...] D
During Painless' suicide ceremony, the group at the table depict Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Suppe [...] D
Robert Altman was initially considering James Garner for the part of Hawkeye until Donald Sutherland [...] D
According to Elliott Gould, he and Robert Altman got into a heated argument on-set after Altman told [...] D
Both the TV show and movie are based on a book, "MASH: A Story of Three Doctors," by Richard Hornber [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the Top 100 Greatest American Movies. D
This was John Schuck's film debut, who was cast as "Captain Walter Kosciusko 'The Painless Pole' Wal [...] D
The film is radically different from the novel. Robert Altman described the novel as "pretty terribl [...] D
Robert Altman cast so many unknowns that after the few known actors (Tom Skerritt, Elliott Gould, et [...] D
When Donald Sutherland's parents went to see the film, his father stood up and said "Hi, Donny!" aft [...] D
All of the characters, based on the characters from Richard Hooker's novel, are composites of people [...] D
Robert Altman didn't want Sally Kellerman initially because he thought "she was too attractive," and [...] D
During the opening titles, when the soldier carrying a wounded soldier on a stretcher trips and fall [...] D
In the original film, the opening theme "Suicide Is Painless" is performed by Ahmad Jamal with lyric [...] D
Father Mulcahey's nickname "Dego Red" is a term from Prohibition days referring to bootleg wine made [...] D
According to Robert Altman, Ring Lardner Jr. was very upset with the liberties taken with his script [...] D
Gary Burghoff is the only actor to play the role of Radar in four out of five incarnations of the M* [...] D
Screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. was the only Academy Award winner out of the movie's five nominations. [...] D
In one key scene in the movie, Radar catches Margaret and Frank being intimate in the supply tent. A [...] D
There were many things that made it to the MASH movie and TV show that came from the book; and were [...] D
This film was the thirty-eighth movie to be released on home video, which at the time was in the for [...] D
This is often incorrectly cited as the first American film to use the word "fuck". It was the first [...] D
James Caan turned down the role of Trapper John in order to appear in Coniglio, non scappare (1970) [...] D
Robert Altman felt that he was able to get away with so much during shooting because the officials a [...] D
During filming, Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould became so frustrated with the directorial style [...] D
When Hawkeye arrives at the first camp, the audience hears the Public Address system call several me [...] D
Fourteen other film directors passed on directing this movie before it was offered to Robert Altman. [...] D
Interestingly, Richard Hornberger, the original writer of "MASH: A Story of Three Doctors'; hated bo [...] D
The asterisks in the title were added as a marketing ploy, but the official name of the movie has al [...] D
Robert Altman was originally promised five "points" (a percentage) of the film's profits. After a di [...] D
M.A.S.H. stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. They remained as active units in U.S. Army servic [...] D
The film's distributor, 20th Century Fox, and the publisher of the book on which it is based, Willia [...] D
The song being played over the loudspeakers when the MPs are taking Major Frank Burns (Robert Duvall [...] D
Features Sally Kellerman's only Oscar nominated performance. D
In her being nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this film, Sally Kellerman lost t [...] D
Tom Skerritt and Bud Cort appeared in Harold e Maude (1971). Bud Cort played the eponymous Harold, a [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's year 2000 list of the Top 100 Funniest American Movies. D
Alan Alda said the Hawkeye character he portrayed was different from the Hawkeye played by Donald Su [...] D
Contrary to popular belief, excepting the general Korean War setting, most of the specific events of [...] D
The scene where Father Mulcahy is blessing the Jeep was improvised. Rene Auberjonois found the bless [...] D
M*A*S*H (1970) almost did not get released. The executives at 20th Century Fox did not like all the [...] D
The fourteen-year-old son of director Robert Altman, Mike, wrote the lyrics to the theme song "Suici [...] D
The accounting department at 20th Century Fox claimed shooting was four days behind schedule on only [...] D
Screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. was the only person to win an Oscar for M*A*S*H (1970). In terms of th [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of the top 100 America's Greatest Music in th [...] D
Roger Bowen (who portrayed Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake in the movie) died on February 16, 1996. M [...] D
In the book, Hawkeye was married to Evelyn Pierce and has several children, and is faithful to his w [...] D
Despite the fact that this film was a huge critical and commercial success, and therefore a valuable [...] D
There was a cartoon parody of MASH called M-U-S-H (1975), which aired during ABC television network' [...] D
Tamara Wilcox-Smith's debut. D
In the movie, Hot Lips has no sexual contact with Hawkeye or Trapper, but she does hook up with the [...] D
In a recent article in the New Yorker: Gary Burghoff, who portrayed Radar in both television and mov [...] D
Austin Pendleton turned down the part of Radar in order to work on Comma 22 (1970) instead. He has s [...] D
Sally Kellerman had an uncredited part in the Twilight Zone episode Ai confini della realtà: Mini [...] D
Although this film was set on the front lines of the Korean War, the only gunshots heard during the [...] D
How Hawkeye changed from the book; to the movie to the TV show is very dramatic. In the book he is d [...] D
Several of the MASH character names appear on the large memorial plaque of Harvard alumni who had se [...] D
Tom Skerritt recalled that the dialogue was about 80% improvised. In order to create a different kin [...] D
Director Robert Altman brought the movie in three days ahead of schedule and nearly $500,000 under t [...] D
In 1971, 20th Century Fox somewhat perversely reissued this film on a double bill with a very differ [...] D
When Ring Lardner Jr. visited the set, Robert Altman at first glance decided to start giving him shi [...] D
Film debut of National Football League great Johnny Unitas, in an uncredited role as a football play [...] D
In the movie, Frank Burns (Robert Duvall ) is taken away in a straitjacket, never to be seen again. [...] D
The character of Major Frank Burns (portrayed by Robert Duvall) is a combination of two characters f [...] D
Robert Altman had a habit of chucking the original script and letting the actors just improvise. All [...] D
According to Robert Altman, this was the first R-rated movie to use the word "fuck" in it, but he cl [...] D
Film debut of G. Wood. D
Frank Burns is played by Robert Duvall in the movie; a man who at one time was famous for playing me [...] D
Although the young Radar is approximately 18 or 19, actor Gary Burghoff was 27 years old. By the tim [...] D
Burt Reynolds turned down the role of Trapper John. D
When the movie was released, the military wanted not to run the movie in their theaters because of i [...] D
There were two shy, young, company clerk type Privates, with glasses and clipboards, running around [...] D
The operating scenes were almost cut out due to their graphic nature. However, two women who were vi [...] D
Pauline Kael, who in 1970 was the world's most famous film critic and who was notoriously tough on m [...] D
The opening title sequence has a text that identifies the place as South Korea. This was added at th [...] D
When Hawkeye and Trapper go to Tokyo to operate on a congressman's wounded son, they identify themse [...] D
Three of the actors appeared in different version of "Star Trek." Sally Kellerman appeared in The Or [...] D
Sylvester Stallone appears as an extra about 10 minutes into the film, as a soldier having lunch, Ro [...] D
According to George Litto, when studio executives first saw the film, they handed Robert Altman "ten [...] D
Ho-Jon was a character in the movie and TV show, although he was portrayed by different actors in ea [...] D
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked M*A*S*H (1970) as the #54 Greatest Movie of All Time. D
According to the documentary The Real M*A*S*H (2010), which was produced in 2010; the 4077th MASH un [...] D
When studio executives first saw the dailies, they complained to Robert Altman that the soldiers loo [...] D
The on-field footage of the football game was directed by Andy Sidaris, who would later become known [...] D
One innovation of Robert Altman was the almost constant overlaying of dialogue: as many as four conv [...] D
With its initial box-office take of $41 million in 1970 dollars, this movie, up until that time, was [...] D