MASH
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The film MASH*, released in 1970 and directed by Robert Altman, is an American comedy-drama set in South Korea during the Korean War. It follows the unconventional medical staff of a mobile army surgical hospital, focusing on surgeons Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John. The film was the basis for the highly successful television series of the same name, which aired from 1972 to 1983. The movie is known for its dark humor and antiwar sentiment, themes that were further explored in the television adaptation.12
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Robert DuvallThe Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and The Great Santini…self-righteous Major Frank Burns in M*A*S*H (1970) and the business-minded Mafia attorney Tom Hagen in The Godfather (1972) and its sequel, The Godfather, Part II (1974). The original 1972 role earned Duvall his first Academy Award nomination, for best supporting actor.
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Donald Sutherland…in the satirical war classic M*A*S*H (1970). Another war film followed, the comedic Kelly’s Heroes (1970). In the taut Klute (1971) and Don’t Look Now (1973), he played characters who develop obsessive streaks while investigating the disappearance of a friend and the death of a daughter, respectively.
Read More…in the satirical war classic M*A*S*H (1970). Another war film followed, the comedic Kelly’s Heroes (1970). In the taut Klute (1971) and Don’t Look Now (1973), he played characters who develop obsessive streaks while investigating the disappearance of a friend and the death of a daughter, respectively.
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