The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Ken, 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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
96 audience votes
Key crew
- Fred ZinnemannDirector
- Carl ForemanScreenplay
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marlon BrandoKen
- Teresa WrightEllen
- Everett SloaneDr. Brock
- Jack WebbNorm
- Richard ErdmanLeo
- Arthur JuradoAngel
- Virginia FarmerNurse Robbins
- Dorothy TreeEllen's Mother
- Howard St. JohnEllen's Father
- Nita HunterDolores
- Patricia JoinerLaverne
- John 'Skins' MillerMr. Doolin
Stills
Themes
depressionpost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)broken engagementwar veteranbodily disabled personrehabilitationwheelchairparalysisv.a. hospitalmilitary hospitalpost war lifehospital visit