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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. His former fiancée, Ellen (Teresa Wright), explains to his physician, Dr. Brock (Everett Sloane), her concern about his isolation and apparent depression since he has broken their engagment and refuses to see her. He counsels her to be patient, but when he decides to broach the issue with Bud, the embittered patient reacts angrily to the doctor's intrusiveness, and continues to refuse to see Ellen. The doctor cajoles the withdrawn paraplegic into the life of the ward, where fellow patients begin to pull Bud out of his spiritual miasma. At length, his sense of hope starts to return, and after seeing Ellen for the first time in months, he begins to contemplate the possibility of marriage.

A completely new experience between men and women!

Genres: Drama

Starring: Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane

Released: July 20, 1950

Runtime: 85.0

Popularity Rating: 5.671

Stanley Kramer Productions

United States of America

Ken Wilcheck/Bud Marlon Brando
Elly Wilosek Teresa Wright
Dr. Brock Everett Sloane
Norm Jack Webb
Leo Richard Erdman
Angel Arthur Jurado
Nurse Robbins Virginia Farmer
Ellen's Mother Dorothy Tree
Ellen's Father Howard St. John
Dolores Nita Hunter
Laverne Patricia Joiner

Art — Production Design: Rudolph Sternad
Art — Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
Camera — Director of Photography: Robert De Grasse
Directing — Director: Fred Zinnemann
Editing — Editor: Harry W. Gerstad
Production — Producer: Stanley Kramer
Sound — Original Music Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Writing — Screenplay: Carl Foreman