Let There Be Light
1946•58m•7.3•Released
DocumentaryWar
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.
Director
John Huston
Writer
John Huston, Charles Kaufman
Languages
English
Studio
U.S. Army Pictorial Services
Cast
Walter Huston
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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