The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 58m.
Synopsis
The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. Some returning combat veterans suffer scars that are more psychological than physical. This film follows patients and staff during their treatment. It deals with what would now be called PTSD, but at the time was categorised as psychoneurosis or shell-shock. Government officials deemed this 1946 film counterproductive to postwar efforts; it was not shown publicly until 1981.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
48 audience votes
Key crew
- John HustonDirector
- John HustonWriter
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
- Charles KaufmanWriter
Cast
- Walter HustonNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
shell shock