Let There Be Light

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

War

Duration:

58 minutes

Year:

1946

Director:

John Huston

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Company:

U.S. Army Pictorial Services

Cast:

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crew:

Director

Writer

Original Music Composer

Writer

Editor