Film, Video Web Page MASH M*A*S*H

Title

• MASH

Other Title

• M*A*S*H

Summary

• During the Korean War, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H) is ruled by Lieutenant Colonel Blake. The center of attention is Captain Hawkeye Pierce, a trickster and draftee. Opposed to Pierce is Major Frank Burns, a regular-army type who has gone over the deep end. Burns finds a kindred spirit in Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, while Hawkeye finds an ally in Captain Trapper John McIntyre, the best chest-surgeon but as undisciplined as Hawkeye. They begin a campaign of mayhem against Burns and Houlihan with the object of driving Burns totally berserk. Through their pranks, Hawkeye and Trapper maintain their own sanity and others retain theirs. Those who would destroy sanity become their targets.

Names

• Altman, Robert, 1925-2006, direction
• Preminger, Ingo, production
• Lardner, Ring, Jr., 1915-2000, writing
• Sutherland, Donald, 1935-2024, cast
• Gould, Elliott, cast
• Skerritt, Tom, cast
• Aspen Productions
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• CBS Fox Video
• LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• United States : 20th Century-Fox, 1969 ; United States : CBS/Fox Video, [1983?]

Genre

• Dark comedy films
• War films
• Medical films (Motion pictures)
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Videodiscs

Notes

• -  LP37644 U.S. Copyright Office
• -  Copyright: Aspen Productions, Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 30Dec69; LP37644.
• -  Copyright notices on videodisc jacket: CBS/Fox Video ; 1983 and CBS/FOX Company ; 1983.
• -  Title appears on videodisc label as M*A*S*H; title also appears in Catalog of copyright entries. Third series, motion pictures and filmstrips, v. 24, pts. 12-13, no. 1, Jan.-June 1970, p. 25 as MASH.
• -  Music by Johnny Mandel.
• -  Donald Sutherland (Hawkeye), Elliott Gould (Trapper John), Tom Skerritt (Duke), Sally Kellerman (Major Hot Lips), Robert Duvall (Major Frank Burns), Jo Ann Pflug (Lt. Dish).
• -  Possible videodisc reissue date from copyright notice on videodisc jacket for videodisc packaging.
• -  Summary taken from videodisc jacket.
• -  On videodisc jacket: CBS/Fox Video 1038-80.
• -  From a novel by Richard Hooker.
• -  Sources used: videodisc jacket and label; Catalog of copyright entries. Third series, motion pictures and filmstrips, v. 24, pts. 12-13, no. 1, Jan.-June 1970, p. 25 ; Variety, 1/21/70.
• -  From a novel by Richard Hooker.
• -  Archival positive to be used as a theatrical projection print only.
• -  Received: ca. 1984; viewing copy; purchase, paperwork in ACQ: LC Purchase, 1983 or 1984; LC Purchase Collection.
• -  Received: 11/9/200 from Cinetech; arch pos; gift; Twentieth Century-Fox Collection.

Medium

• 1 videodisc of 1 (laser) (ca. 116 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. viewing copy.
• 12 reels of 12 on 6 (ca. 10,440 ft.) : sd., col.; 35 mm. arch pos

Call Number/Physical Location

• DAA 1504 (viewing copy)
• CQA 1150-1155 (arch pos)

Library of Congress Control Number

• 96511404

Online Format

• web page
• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/96511404

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