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Let There Be Light

DocumentaryWarNot Rated

Duration

58m

Release

16 Dec 1946

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. Some returning combat veterans suffer scars that are more psychological than physical. This film follows patients and staff during their treatment. It deals with what would now be called PTSD, but at the time was categorised as psychoneurosis or shell-shock. Government officials deemed this 1946 film counterproductive to postwar efforts; it was not shown publicly until 1981.

Plot

A group of mentally traumatized veteran patients is followed as they go through psychiatric treatment.

Cast

Walter HustonBenjamin Simon

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10Rotten Tomatoes: 86%

Details

Director

John Huston

Writers

John HustonCharles Kaufman

Awards

1 win

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