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 Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.
Cast
Marlon Brando
Ken
Teresa Wright
Ellen
Everett Sloane
Dr. Brock
Jack Webb
Norm
Richard Erdman
Leo
Arthur Jurado
Angel
Virginia Farmer
Nurse Robbins
Dorothy Tree
Ellen's Mother
Howard St. John
Ellen's Father
Nita Hunter
Dolores
Patricia Joiner
Laverne
John Miller
Mr. Doolin
Cliff Clark
Dr. Kameran
Ray Teal
Man at Bar
Margarita Martín
Angel's Mother
Sayre Dearing
Bar Patron (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
DeForest Kelley
Dr. Sherman (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Polly Bergen
Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
Crew
Fred Zinnemann
Director
Carl Foreman
Screenplay, Story
Harry Gerstad
Editor
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography
Lloyd Richards
Assistant Director
Stanley Kramer
Producer
George Glass
Associate Producer
Rudolph Sternad
Production Design
Charles Burke
Camera Operator
Joe King
Wardrobe Master
Ann Peck
Wardrobe Master
Hollis Barnes
Hairstylist
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Artist
Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer
James Potevin
Lighting Technician
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Don Weis
Dialogue Coach
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Ted Anderson
Technical Advisor
Pat Grissom
Technical Advisor
Herbert Wolf
Technical Advisor
Morris Rosen
Key Grip
Clem Beauchamp
Production Manager
