Battle Circus
“M-G-M's great drama of desire under fire!”
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Craft leads on file
Edited by George BoemlerShot by John AltonScored by Lennie Hayton
Box Office
1953 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.4M
Also known as
- Arzt im Zwielichtde
- Le Cirque infernalfr
- Essi vivranno!it
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Humphrey Bogart
as Maj. Jed Webbe
June Allyson
as Lt. Ruth McGara
Keenan Wynn
as Sgt. Orvil Statt
Robert Keith
as Lt. Col. Hilary Walters
William Campbell
as Capt. John 'Rusty' Rustford
Perry Sheehan
as Lt. Laurence
Patricia Tiernan
as Lt. Rose Ashland
Adele Longmire
as Lt. Jane Franklin
Jonathan Cott
as Adjutant
Ann Morrison
as Lt. Edith Edwards
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2Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
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