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Running time. 87 minutes. Country. United States. Languages. English. Spanish. 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.
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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
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At the core of the film is an emotionally intense performance by Marlon Brando as an embittered paraplegic who is unable to come to terms with his shattered body or his fiancee (Teresa Wright), who still wants to marry him. The Men was Brando's film debut and he was an inspired choice for the lead.
- Fred Zinnemann, Lloyd Richards, Don Weis
- Marlon Brando
Released Jul 20, 1950 1h 26m Drama List 79% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 72% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings When Ken (Marlon Brando) is shot in battle, he loses the use of both his legs.
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- Marlon Brando
- Fred Zinnemann
- Drama
Carl Foreman. Screenplay, Story. Fred Zinnemann. Director. Reviews. 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.
Synopsis by Michael Costello. Fred Zinnemann's sensitive film on the plight of paraplegic WWII veterans features Marlon Brando in his superbly moving screen debut. He plays Lt. Bud Wilozek, one of a group of veterans recovering in the paraplegic ward of a hospital in his hometown.