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The Men is a 1950 American drama film. Set mostly in a paraplegic ward of a VA hospital, the film stars Marlon Brando (in his film debut) as an ex- GI named Ken who as a result of a war wound is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair.
The Men: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane, Jack Webb. A paralyzed war vet tries to adjust to the world without the use of his limbs.
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- Drama
- Fred Zinnemann
- 1950-08-25
The Men (1950) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A forty-piece Marine Corps band from Camp Pendleton, honor guards, color guards and others participated in the event. In 1950, Foreman was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film. The Men marked the motion picture debut of Brando (1940-2004).
- Fred Zinnemann, Lloyd Richards, Don Weis
- Marlon Brando
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.
A war wound has left ex-GI Ken paralyzed below the waist. In the hospital back home, he passes through an initial period of depression with the help of sympathetic Dr. Brock and his faithful fiancée Ellen.