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The Men

Name: The Men
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Genre: Drama
Released: 1950-08-25
Cast: Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane, Jack Webb, Richard Erdman

Drama

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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.

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Cast

Marlon BrandoTeresa WrightEverett SloaneJack WebbRichard ErdmanArthur JuradoVirginia FarmerDorothy TreeHoward St. JohnNita HunterPatricia JoinerJohn 'Skins' Miller

Director

Fred Zinnemann

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