Summaries

A group of mentally traumatized veteran patients is followed as they go through psychiatric treatment.

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.—grantss

The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. This documentary film follows 75 U.S. soldiers who have sustained debilitating emotional trauma and depression. A series of scenes chronicle their entry into a psychiatric hospital, their treatment and eventual recovery.—Kieran Kenney

Details

Keywords
  • world war two
  • ptsd post traumatic stress disorder
  • psychiatric hospital
  • military hospital
  • psychotherapy
Genres
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Dec 15, 1980
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Edgewood State Hospital, Commack, Long Island, New York, USA
Production companies U.S. Army Pictorial Services

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 58m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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