Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

58 mins | Documentary, War | Dec. 16, 1946

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.

Let There Be Light

58 mins | Documentary, War | Dec. 16, 1946

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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers U.S. Army Pictorial Services
Original title Let There Be Light
Directors John Huston
Writers Charles Kaufman, John Huston

Cast

Walter Huston

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)