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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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Screenwriter
- Carl Foreman
- Cast member
- Sam Gilman
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Producer
- Stanley Kramer
- Cinematographer
- Robert De Grasse
- Duration
- 85
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1950-01-01
- film editor
- Harry W. Gerstad
- title
- The Men
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- set in environment
- hospital
- review score
- 79%
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