Product Details

• Actors: Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert, James Gregory
• Directors: David Miller
• Writers: Henry Ephron, Leo Rosten, Phoebe Ephron, Richard L. Breen
• Producers: Robert Arthur
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English, Italian
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MCA Universal Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 23, 1992
• Run Time: 126 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300185303
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,796 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Gregory Peck's best.., January 16, 2005

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Zack H. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Newman MD [VHS] (VHS Tape)

and yet, this SUPERB film isn't on DVD! ARGH!!!!

Dr. Josiah Newman (Gregory Peck) runs the psychiatric unit of a U.S. Military Hospital during WWII. Short of help, Newman coerces newly arrived neurotic orderly Jackson Leibowitz (Tony Curtis) to work in his ward. Leibowitz's scheming & humor quickly turns life inside the ward upside down. Newman, while amused, tries to maintain a semblance of order. Newman's other recruit to the ward is nurse Lt. Francie Corum (Angie Dickinson). Corum is at first shocked by what she sees in the ward, but admires the compassionate & effective way in which Newman deals with each of his patients. Together Newman & Corum help a variety of patients with war related psychological traumas, while they themselves struggle with the dilema of healing these soldiers so they can be sent back into battle to face possible death.

At the time of the writing of this review, you can only get this on VHS (if you're lucky), and catch it on AMC. I really wish this was on DVD. I'd buy it in a HEARTBEAT.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captain Newman, M.D., May 22, 2003

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Robert E. Stone (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Newman MD [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While its true that "To Kill a Mockingbird" overshadows "Captain Newman, M.D." in the popular consciousness of Gregory Peck's work, I believe the latter ranks among his best work. A psychologist in charge of a stateside U.S. Army Air Corps mental hospital, Captain Newman and his staff struggle to treat aviators shattered by their combat experiences in the European Theater of Operations. The supporting cast is excellent, and while there's plenty of humor in "Captain Newman", the script doesn't shy away from the wrenching impact of war upon the human psyche. Look for young Robert Duvall as a speechless veteran in a small part that, ironically, reprises the role he had in "To Kill a Mockingbird". This classic oughta be available on DVD!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent comedy-drama, May 30, 1999

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B. W. Fairbanks "Brian W. Fairbanks" (Lakewood, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Newman MD [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A precursor of sorts to "M*A*S*H" in that it takes a somewhat critical view of the military establishment, "Captain Newman M.D." is an intelligent comedy-drama with Gregory Peck as a military psychiatrist beset by a variety of troubled patients, most notably a traumatized corporal played by singer Bobby Darin who received a well-deserved best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his splendid work here. Peck is good, too, bringing his trademark blend of stoic pride and quiet compassion to the title role. The comedy, most of it provided by conman Tony Curtis, doesn't always blend smoothly with the drama, but the cast keeps this generally absorbing film on a mostly steady track throughout.