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Let There Be Light (1946)

Let There Be Light (1946)

War Documentary
Release Date: 1946, December 16
Directors: John Huston
Countries: United States of America
Production: U.S. Army Pictorial Services
Cast: Walter Huston

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

shell shock