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Let There Be Light (1946)

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.

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- Watch The Full Movie
Year
- 1946
Language
- English
Duration
- 58 mins
Director
- John Huston
Starring
- Walter Huston
Genres
- Documentary
- War
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Grant S 14 Jun 2018

Haunting coverage of war's lesser-known casualties. A documentary, filmed shortly after the end of WW2, shot entirely in a US Army psychiatric hospital. Candidly shot, the film shows the mental casualties of war - soldiers with PTSD and other neurological issues: their symptoms, how they cope and, if they're lucky, how they are cured. Haunting coverage of war's lesser-known casualties, written and directed by the great John Huston. Incredibly original and decades ahead of its time, as, at the time, PTSD was not very well-known outside medical circles. It would take until after the Vietnam War, about 30 years later, that PTSD gained public knowledge and acceptance. Sensitively told, despite the candidness of the footage. Quite confronting too - these are all real patients, undergoing real psychological episodes. Starkly brings home the long-term effects of war.

Sean Axmaker 20 Apr 2017

The film was suppressed by the military brass. Not because it was inaccurate or insensitive, mind you, but because the portrait was too frank and too sensitive. And maybe for other reasons.

Randy P 14 Jul 2015

Historically important documentary was suppressed by the U.S. government for over thirty years.

Steve Crum 24 Oct 2004

Director-writer John Huston crafted this once banned study of the emotional toll of war.

Ken S 18 Nov 2012

wow. you will never see a movie like this ever again