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Let There Be Light (1946)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1946 Wide

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At the request of the Signal Corps, John Huston made a wartime documentary of the emotionally disturbed war veterans being treated at Mason General Hospital. For three months, Huston immersed himself in the project, observing the various methods used to pull these shattered-in-spirit men out of their mental anguish, ranging from shock treatment to hypnosis. The key scene in Let There Be Light, as the film would be known upon its completion, a weeping veteran is brought back to the real world

Unrated, 1 hr.

Documentary, Drama, Special Interest

Directed By: John Huston

Written By: John Huston

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1946 Wide

Cast

Walter Huston
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Had the film not been banned by the Army, it probably would've been forgotten almost immediately.

August 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

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

October 25, 2004 Comment

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

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