Let There Be Light

Dec 16 1980 Not Rated 0h 58m
Documentary, War

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

John Huston, Charles Kaufman

Directed by

John Huston

Cast

Walter Huston, Benjamin Simon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

U.S. Army Pictorial Services

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

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