POLAND · 1950

The Men

Fred Zinnemann
disability and rehabilitation war trauma emotional isolation redemption through community veteran reintegration
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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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dil

Year1950
CountryPoland
DirectorFred Zinnemann
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