A young Army nurse, Lt Ruth McGara, newly assigned to the 8666th MASH during the Korean War, attracts the sexual attention of the unit's commander Dr. Jed Webbe. Major Webbe, who has a drinking problem, at first wants a "no strings" relationship. McGara is warned by the other nurses of Webbe's womanizing ways. Despite these initial handicaps, their love flourishes against a background of war, enemy attacks, death and injury. The relationship deepens and uplifts both characters.

The Quiet Duel

1949

Japanese

7.3

♡ 13

74%

Akira Kurosawa Director

Takashi Shimura as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki

Toshirô Mifune as Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki

Isamu Yamaguchi as Patrolman Nosaka

Kenjirô Uemura as Susumu Nakada

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

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The Quiet Duel