Movie
The Men
Overview
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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.
Details
- Release date
- 1950-08-25
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Stanley Kramer Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Virginia Farmer as Nurse Robbins
- Dorothy Tree as Ellen's Mother
- Howard St. John as Ellen's Father
- Nita Hunter as Dolores
- Patricia Joiner as Laverne
- John 'Skins' Miller as Mr. Doolin
Crew
- Fred Zinnemann - Director
- Carl Foreman - Screenplay
- Carl Foreman - Story
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