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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
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.
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
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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.
A paralyzed war vet tries to adjust to the world without the use of his limbs. 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.
