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An ex-WWII GI, Ken returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition, he refuses to see his fiancee and sinks into a solitary world of hatred and hostility. Head physician, Dr. Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken i...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United Artists Corporation, Olive Films
Other Authors: Kramer, Stanley, Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997, Foreman, Carl, Brando, Marlon, Wright, Teresa, 1918-2005, Webb, Jack, 1920-1982, Sloane, Everett, 1909-1965
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Olive Films, 2013.
Subjects:
Disabled veterans > United States > Drama.
Paraplegics > Rehabilitation > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:An ex-WWII GI, Ken returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition, he refuses to see his fiancee 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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo, and Angel, begin to pull him out of his spiritual miasma.
Item Description:Release date: Apr. 30, 2013.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Music, Dimitri Tiomkin ; photography, Robert de Grasse ; editing, Harry Gerstad.