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Let There Be Light(1946)
Status: Released
Date: 1946-12-16
74%
41 Votes
Time: 0h 58m
Overview:
The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. Some returning combat veterans suffer scars that are more psychological than physical. This film follows patients and staff during their treatment. It deals with what would now be called PTSD, but at the time was categorised as psychoneurosis or shell-shock. Government officials deemed this 1946 film counterproductive to postwar efforts; it was not shown publicly until 1981.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
U.S. Army Pictorial Services
Movie: Let There Be Light
Top 1 Billed Cast
Walter Huston
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Video Trailer Let There Be Light
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