M*A*S*H
1970, PG-13, 116 min.
Directed by Robert Altman, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman.

Altman’s irreverent portrait of a Korean War medical unit inspired the TV show and was the director’s first certifiable hit. Originally, the film was released with an R rating.

This article appears in June 22 • 2001.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.