The Men (1950)
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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.
Director:
Fred Zinnemann
Writer:
Carl Foreman
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Marlon Brando as Ken |
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Teresa Wright as Ellen |
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Everett Sloane as Dr. Brock |
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Jack Webb as Norm |
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Richard Erdman as Leo |
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Arthur Jurado as Angel |
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Virginia Farmer as Nurse Robbins |
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Dorothy Tree as Ellen's Mother |
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Howard St. John as Ellen's Father |
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Nita Hunter as Dolores |
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Patricia Joiner as Laverne |
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John 'Skins' Miller as Mr. Doolin |
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Cliff Clark as Dr. Kameran |
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Ray Teal as Man at Bar |
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Margarita Martín as Angel's Mother |
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Sayre Dearing as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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John Hamilton as Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
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DeForest Kelley as Dr. Sherman (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor as Hospital Orderly (uncredited) |
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Polly Bergen as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited) |
| Production | Stanley Kramer | Producer |
| Art | Rudolph Sternad | Production Design |
| Directing | Fred Zinnemann | Director |
| Camera | Robert De Grasse | Director of Photography |
| Art | Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Harry Gerstad | Editor |
| Writing | Carl Foreman | Screenplay |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Music Director |
| Writing | Carl Foreman | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe King | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustaf Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jean L. Speak | Sound Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Peck | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | Lloyd Richards | Assistant Director |
| Production | Clem Beauchamp | Production Manager |
| Lighting | James Potevin | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Don Weis | Dialogue Coach |
| Camera | Morris Rosen | Key Grip |
| Crew | Pat Grissom | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Herbert Wolf | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Ted Anderson | Technical Advisor |
| Production | George Glass | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Charles Burke | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hollis Barnes | Hairstylist |