Robert Duvall

第二次世界大战期间，乔西亚·纽曼上尉管理着亚利桑那州沙漠医院的神经精神病区。他经常使用非常规的手段和人来匹配，包括他的新兵杰克逊·莱博维茨。病房里的病人中有自杀的布利斯上校，他最终爬上了一座水塔，还有一位伤痕累累、名叫汤普金斯的下士，他在硫喷妥钠的...

CaptainJosiahNewmanrunstheneuro-psychiatricwardofanArizonadeserthospitalduringWorldWarII.Heoftenusesunconventionalmeansandpeopletomatch,includinghisneworderly,JacksonLeibowitz.AmongthepatientsintheirwardisthesuicidalColonelBliss,whoeventuallyclimbsatopawatertower,andabattle-scarredcorporalnamedTompkinswhorevealsunderthespellofsodiumpentothalthesourceofhisdistress.NewmanalsoassistsinthemaritallovelifeofCaptainWinstonwhileenjoyingaflirtationortwowithhisownchiefnurse,LieutenantCorum.