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The Men

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Original title

The Men

Year

1950

Running time

85 min.

Country

United States

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Screenwriter

Carl Foreman

Cast

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography

Robert De Grasse (B&W)

Producer

Stanley Kramer Productions. Distributor: United Artists

Genre

Drama | Disability. Army

Synopsis

Fred Zinnemann's sensitive film on the plight of paraplegic WWII veterans features Marlon Brando in his superbly moving screen debut. He plays Lt. Ken Wilocek, one of a group of veterans recovering in the paraplegic ward of a hospital in his hometown. His former fiancée, Ellen (Theresa Wright), explains to his physician, Dr. Brock (Everett Sloane), her concern about his isolation and apparent depression since he has broken their engagment and refuses to see her. He counsels her to be patient, but when he decides to broach the issue with Bud, the embittered patient reacts angrily to the doctor's intrusiveness, and continues to refuse to see Ellen. The doctor cajoles the withdrawn paraplegic into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Richard Erdman, Jack Webb, and Arthur Jurado begin to pull Bud out of his spiritual miasma. At length, his sense of hope starts to return, and after seeing Ellen for the first time in months, he begins to contemplate the possibility of marriage.

Awards: 1950: Oscar: Nominated for Best Story and Screenplay

1950: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film

1950: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Drama Screenplay

1950: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Films (In alphabetical order).

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The Men

1950

Fred Zinnemann

6.8

(1,021)