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Let There Be Light

Not Rated
DocumentaryWar
7.4/10(39 ratings)

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.

12-16-1946
58 min
Let There Be Light
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Main Cast

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
John Huston
Writers:
John Huston, Charles Kaufman
Production:
U.S. Army Pictorial Services

Key Crew

Director:
John Huston
Writer:
John Huston
Original Music Composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
Editor:
Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor:
William Reynolds

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en