C'étaient des hommes

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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.

Release date

25 Aug 1950

Directed by

Fred Zinnemann

Runtime

1h 25m

Original title

The Men

Cast

Marlon Brando

Ken

Teresa Wright

Ellen

Everett Sloane

Dr. Brock

Jack Webb

Norm

Richard Erdman

Leo

Arthur Jurado

Angel

Virginia Farmer

Nurse Robbins

Dorothy Tree

Ellen's Mother

Howard St. John

Ellen's Father

Nita Hunter

Dolores

Patricia Joiner

Laverne

John 'Skins' Miller

Mr. Doolin