Marlon Brando's film debut, and a starling performance it is. He plays a young soldier who is shot at, wounded, and turned into a paraplegic, which he is not happy about at all (in fact he's pretty bitter). He eventually tries to accept his fate and re-unites with his old girlfriend (and even gets married), but still has major issues (as is to be expected). the film used some real life paraplegics (The Men) and Brando worked with them beforehand to try and inhabit his role and do the justice. Some dated acting is present and correct, but Brando and the other injured soldiers are great, and it's well worth a viewing, even if the ending is sudden and sentimental.
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