M*A*S*H

Set during the Korean War, M*A*S*H follows a group of irreverent Army surgeons who use humor and pranks to cope with the horrors of combat medicine. Robert Altman's groundbreaking film blends sharp satire with raw emotion, offering a thinly veiled critique of the Vietnam War era. Its overlapping dialogue, improvisational style, and antiauthoritarian spirit revolutionized American cinema and inspired one of television's greatest series.

• Robert Altman was the 15th director offered the project.
• The theme song 'Suicide Is Painless' was written by Altman's son.
• Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland tried to have Altman fired.
• It won the Palme d'Or at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
• The football game was choreographed by real NFL players.

• 'Hi, I'm Hawkeye Pierce, and this isn't the Army, this is the MASH.'
• 'Finest kind.'
• 'Look, I want to ask you something. Do you believe in God?' 'No.' 'Neither do I.'
• 'This isn't a hospital, it's an insane asylum!'
• 'The best kind of wound is one that looks terrible but isn't.'