72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
Languages
Official
Sponsors
Media
Partner

Battle Circus

Richard Brooks
USA
Synopsis
During the Korean War, nurse Lt. Ruth McGara is assigned to a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit near the front line. There she meets and falls in love with Major Jed Webbe, one of the unit's surgeons and a heavy drinker who only seems interested in casual relations. Jed's skill as a surgeon impresses Ruth and the couple gradually strike up a relationship. During a difficult evacuation they suffer a guerrilla attack and the men have to carry the wounded in their arms.
Director
Richard Brooks
Screenplay
Richard Brooks
Photography
John Alton
Edition
George Boemler
Music
Lennie Hayton
Cast
Humphrey Bogart, June Allyson, Keenan Wynn, Robert Keith, William Campbell
Running Time
90 m.
Country
USA
Official Sponsor:
Media Partner:
Official Collaborators:
Associated Institutions: