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Battle Circus

Battle Circus (1953)

1h 30m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

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.

Director: Richard Brooks

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Drama, Romance, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

as Major Jed Webbe

June Allyson

June Allyson

as Lt. Ruth McGara

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

as Sgt. Orvil Statt

Robert Keith

Robert Keith

as Lieutenant Colonel Hillary Whalters

William Campbell

William Campbell

as Capt. John Rustford

Perry Sheehan

Perry Sheehan

as Lt. Laurence