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M*A*S*H (1970)
Where M*A*S*H says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Korean War hospital was a California hillside, and the Tokyo golf course was filmed near it too
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Scenes and places
Two new surgeons arrive in a stolen Jeep (1951)
Hawkeye and Duke roll into a war-zone hospital in a stolen Jeep and quickly show they are rule-breakers who are also excellent surgeons.
Set in 4077th MASH, South Korea — The camp where Hawkeye and Duke arrive in 1951.
A mobile army hospital in Korea whose tents were built in California.
Filmed at M*A*S*H camp set, Malibu Creek State Park, California — The camp set was built here in the Santa Monica Mountains; the exact spot of the Jeep arrival is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Swamp tent (1951)
Hawkeye and Duke get Frank moved out so Trapper John can move in, forming the three "Swampmen" who treat army rules as a joke.
Set in The Swamp (officers' tent), 4077th MASH — The tent the surgeons move Frank out of so Trapper John can move in.
Named after the tent's nickname, it is where the surgeons' pranks begin.
Filmed at M*A*S*H camp set, Malibu Creek State Park, California — The camp set, including tents, was built at this park; which tent stood where is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The broadcast and the shower tent (1951)
A hidden microphone gives Margaret Houlihan her nickname "Hot Lips", and the Swampmen's later shower-tent prank pushes her to confront Blake.
Set in Houlihan's tent and the shower tent, 4077th MASH — Where the Swampmen's pranks on Frank and Margaret Houlihan play out.
The tents of an Army hospital camp, rebuilt for the film.
Filmed at M*A*S*H camp set, Malibu Creek State Park, California — The camp set, including the shower tent, was built at this park; the exact tent is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The "Last Supper" for Painless (1951)
Convinced he has a problem, the dentist Painless announces he will end it, and the Swampmen answer with a staged Last Supper.
Set in 4077th MASH camp — The camp tent where the staged "Last Supper" for Painless takes place.
A camp scene staged to echo Leonardo da Vinci's painting.
Filmed at M*A*S*H camp set, Malibu Creek State Park, California — The camp set was built at this park; the individual tent for this scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Japan: golf and an operation on the side (1951)
Sent to Japan for one operation, Hawkeye and Trapper treat the trip as a golf holiday and take on an unauthorized case that gets them in trouble.
Set in A hospital in Japan — The Army hospital in Japan where Hawkeye and Trapper are sent.
The golf scenes are set in Tokyo but were filmed on another course near the camp; its name is not given.
The 4077th vs. the 325th Evac football game (1951)
Blake and a general bet heavily on a hospital football game, and Hawkeye's plan is to bring in a ringer.
Set in Football field between the 4077th and 325th Evac Hospital — The field where the two hospitals play a heavily wagered game.
No filming place for the game is given in the sources checked.
Characters
- Hawkeye Pierce — A surgeon who arrives at the 4077th in a stolen Jeep.
- Duke Forrest — Hawkeye's fellow new surgeon at the 4077th.
- Trapper John McIntyre — A chest surgeon who moves into the Swamp tent.
- Margaret Houlihan — The 4077th's head nurse, nicknamed "Hot Lips".
- Walter "Painless Pole" Waldowski — The camp dentist.
- Henry Blake — The bungling commanding officer of the 4077th.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Korean War hospital in M*A*S*H really filmed?