Battle Circus

Battle Circus

Year: 1953

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Richard Brooks

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Set during the Korean War, Army nurse Lt. Ruth McGara joins the 66th MASH and draws the attention of the unit’s commander, Maj. Jed Webbe, a skilled surgeon with a drinking problem. Though he initially wants a casual liaison and nurses warn her of his womanizing ways, their bond deepens amid enemy fire and casualties, offering emotional uplift.

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