Let There Be Light (1946)
Let There Be Light (1946) - Documentary Movies 58 minutes. Que la lumiere soit. 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. shell shock
Released: Dec 16, 1946
Runtime: 58 minutes
Genre: Documentary, War
Stars: Walter Huston
Crew: John Huston (Director), John Huston (Writer), Dimitri Tiomkin (Original Music Composer), William Reynolds (Editor), Charles Kaufman (Writer), Gene Fowler Jr. (Editor)