Battle Circus
6.0
“M-G-M's great drama of desire under fire!”
A young Army nurse, Lt Ruth McGara, newly assigned to the 8666th MASH during the Korean War, attracts the sexual attention of the unit's commander Dr. Jed Webbe. Major Webbe, who has a drinking problem, at first wants a "no strings" relationship. McGara is warned by the other nurses of Webbe's womanizing ways. Despite these initial handicaps, their love flourishes against a background of war, enemy attacks, death and injury. The relationship deepens and uplifts both characters.
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Cast
16 people
Humphrey Bogart
Major Jed Webbe
Known for
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
June Allyson
Lt. Ruth McGara
Known for
Little Women
The Glenn Miller Story
Keenan Wynn
Sgt. Orvil Statt
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Once Upon a Time in the West
Robert Keith
Lieutenant Colonel Hillary Whalters
Known for
The Wild One
The Lineup
William Campbell
Capt. John Rustford
Known for
Dementia 13
Man Without a Star
Perry Sheehan
Lt. Laurence
Known for
The Long, Long Trailer
Patricia Tiernan
Lt. Rose Ashland
Known for
Zero Hour!
Adele Longmire
Lt. Jane Franklin
Also in
Bullet Scars
The Turning Point
Jonathan Cott
Adjutant
Known for
Scaramouche
Ann Morrison
Lt. Edith Edwards
Known for
The Brothers Karamazov
Sarah Selby
Capt. Dobbs
Known for
Beyond the Forest
Tower of London
Dick Simmons
Capt. Norson
Known for
Lady in the Lake
Richard Brooks Director · Allen Rivkin Story Laura Kerr Story
Worldwide gross $2.4M · Budget $1.2M · United States release March 6, 1953
Box office
Budget
$1,201,000
Worldwide gross
$2,362,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Korean
Release dates
United States · March 6, 1953
Theatrical
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