The Hasty Heart

1h 42m
DramaWar
6.7

In the final days of World War II, in a MASH unit in Burma, a severely wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.

Cast

Ronald Reagan
Yank
Patricia Neal
Sister Margaret Parker
Richard Todd
Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
Anthony Nicholls
Lt. Col. Dunn
Howard Marion-Crawford
Tommy
Ralph Michael
Kiwi
John Sherman
Digger
Alfie Bass
Orderly
Orlando Martins
Blossom
Robert Douglas
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Clive Dunn
MacDougall (uncredited)
John Gregson
Recruit in Jungle (uncredited)
Sam Kydd
Driver (uncredited)
Pamela van Dale
Burmese Woman (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Clerk at Hospital (uncredited)

Crew

Vincent Sherman
Director
Ranald MacDougall
Screenplay
Edward B. Jarvis
Editor
Wilkie Cooper
Director of Photography
Robert Clark
Executive Producer
A.G. Scott
Hairstylist
Eric Aylott
Assistant Makeup Artist
Bob Clark
Makeup Artist
Jack Beaver
Original Music Composer
Gerry Mitchell
Production Manager
John Patrick
Theatre Play
Terence Verity
Art Direction

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