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7.0Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition, he refuses to see his fiancée and sinks into a solitary world of hatred and hostility. Head physician, Dr. Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.
Released: 1950-08-2585 minDir: Fred ZinnemannDrama
Cast
- Marlon Brando as Ken
- Teresa Wright as Ellen
- Everett Sloane as Dr. Brock
- Jack Webb as Norm
- Richard Erdman as Leo
- Arthur Jurado as Angel
Themes
- depression
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- broken engagement
- war veteran
- bodily disabled person
- rehabilitation
- wheelchair
- paralysis
- v.a. hospital
- military hospital
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
5,317 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
- Year
- 1950
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 85
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- publication date
- 1950-01-01
- title
- The Men
- review score
- 79%
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Categories
1950 American films1950 English-language films1950 films1950 romantic drama films1950s war romance filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican romantic drama filmsAmerican war romance filmsAmerican World War II filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsEnglish-language war filmsFilms about people with paraplegia or tetraplegiaFilms about veteransFilms directed by Fred ZinnemannFilms produced by Stanley KramerFilms scored by Dimitri TiomkinFilms set in hospitalsFilms shot in Los AngelesFilms with screenplays by Carl ForemanTemplate film date with 1 release dateUnited Artists films