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MASH (1969)
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The quality of this acerbic study of life in a Korean War field hospital has been too often overlooked because of the popularity of the TV series it spawned. It takes a while to get used to Donald Sutherland in the role of Hawkeye that Alan Alda later made his own; similarly, you keep expecting Loretta Swit and not Sally Kellerman to appear whenever “Hot Lips” is mentioned. But the glorious wit of Ring Lardner Jr's Oscar-winning script soon has you under its spell. Director Robert Altman and Kellerman were both rewarded with Oscar nominations, only to lose out to Franklin J Schaffner and Helen Hayes, while the film lost in the best picture category to Second World War biopic Patton. DP
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Running time
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110min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Wartime Black comedy
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Ring Lardner Jr, from the novel by Richard Hooker
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Award |
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| Academy 1970 |
Actress in a Supporting Role |
Sally Kellerman |
Nominee |
| Academy 1970 |
Best Picture |
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Nominee |
| Academy 1970 |
Directing |
Robert Altman |
Nominee |
| Academy 1970 |
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) |
Ring Lardner Jr |
Winner |
| BFAA 1970 |
Best Actor |
Elliott Gould |
Nominee |
| BFAA 1970 |
Best Director |
Robert Altman |
Nominee |
| BFAA 1970 |
Best Film |
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Nominee |
| Cannes International Film Festival 1970 |
Grand Prix |
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Winner |
| Golden Globe 1970 |
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical |
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