Drama

The Men

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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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.

Release Date : 1950-08-25

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Stanley Kramer ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Battle Stripe

Cast

Character Name : Ken

Original Name : Marlon Brando

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ellen

Original Name : Teresa Wright

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Brock

Original Name : Everett Sloane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norm

Original Name : Jack Webb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leo

Original Name : Richard Erdman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angel

Original Name : Arthur Jurado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Robbins

Original Name : Virginia Farmer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ellen's Mother

Original Name : Dorothy Tree

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ellen's Father

Original Name : Howard St. John

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dolores

Original Name : Nita Hunter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Laverne

Original Name : Patricia Joiner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Doolin

Original Name : John Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Kameran

Original Name : Cliff Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Bar

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angel's Mother

Original Name : Margarita Martín

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Sayre Dearing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Original Name : John Hamilton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Sherman (uncredited)

Original Name : DeForest Kelley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank O'Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Polly Bergen

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-06

"Ken" (Marlon Brando) is a paraplegic war veteran who has returned to the United States, and to an hospital, psychologically ill-equipped to cope with his new situation. His doctor "Brock" (Everett Sloane) tries to understand this increasingly violent and reactionary man whilst his wife "Ellen" (Teresa Wright) vacillates between the terrified and the loving. His behaviour slowly alienates all those around him - including his fellow soldiers and pretty soon he is looking at being kicked out of the place - or worse, being sent to jail. Brando is good here. Watching his performance here it's not hard to see why audiences fell in love with him. Not just because he looks great, but because here he exudes a degree of frustration and exasperation that is selfish, yes, but also explicable in an environment in which prosthetics weren't really an option and so life in a chair was all that was on offer. That prospect challenged his very masculinity and posed quite a problem for "Sloane" and his erstwhile loving wife. On that front, Wright delivers well too, if sparingly, as a woman just as frustrated as her husband - with no real prospect of a solution for her on the cards either. It packs quite a bit of punch for just under ninety minutes and sends a salutary message to an audience that might need to be made more aware of the limitations of the post traumatic treatment being offered to people who suffer life-changing injuries of both a physical and a mental nature, and though I didn't really love the conclusion, it's still well worth a watch.