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'''M*A*S*H''' is the 1970 film adaptation of the 1968 novel ''[[MASH (novel)|MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors]]'', written by Richard Hooker, It was directed by [[Robert Altman]]. In 1971 it won an Academy Award and a Writers Guild award for best screenplay adaptation, a Golden Globe and a National Society of Film Critics award for best film, and a [[BAFTA]] United Nations award. Not long after that it was adapted into the famous [[M*A*S*H (television)|television series]].

'''''M*A*S*H''''' is the 1970 film adaptation of the 1968 novel ''[[MASH (novel)|MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors]]'', written by Richard Hooker, It was directed by [[Robert Altman]]. In 1971 it won an Academy Award and a Writers Guild award for best screenplay adaptation, a Golden Globe and a National Society of Film Critics award for best film, and a [[BAFTA]] United Nations award. Not long after that it was adapted into the famous [[M*A*S*H (television)|television series]].

In the midst of the [[Korean War]], the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is tasked with fixing up the wounded. Two Army Surgeons, "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Duke" Forrest arrive on the scene with fellow surgeon "Trapper" John McIntyre. Defying all conventions, they decide to "fix up" the mood in the hospital with their brand of black humor. The plot of the film is made up of various episodes dealing with their escapades in the Hospital.