A paralyzed war vet tries to adjust to the world without the use of his limbs.A paralyzed war vet tries to adjust to the world without the use of his limbs.A paralyzed war vet tries to adjust to the world without the use of his limbs.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total
John 'Skins' Miller
- Mr. Doolin
- (as John Miller)
Margarita Martín
- Angel's Mother
- (as Marguerite Martin)
Forty Five of The Men of Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital
- Themselves
- (as And .... Forty Five of The Men of Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital)
Ted Anderson
- PVA Board
- (uncredited)
Marshall Ball
- Romano
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMarlon Brando's screen debut. He is reported to have prepared for his role as an embittered paraplegic by lying in bed for a month in a veterans' hospital.
- GoofsAll throughout the scene of Ken and Ellen at the table in the restaurant, there are many editing continuity problems with the position of Ken's hand and the position of the menus.
- Quotes
Ellen's father: If he loves you as much you love him, he'll make you go.
Ellen: You've been so clever, so logical, I've never knew that you handled words so well.
Ellen's father: That's not an answer, Elly.
Ellen: You weren't quite so logical a few years ago when we needed some boys to ground and get killed or paralyzed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995)
Featured review
surprisingly good
This little-known film surprised me with the depth of its emotional involvement with its characters. Conflict, pain, tragedy, suffering, doubt, and triumph are all present in generous and convincing doses, as we witness the travails of wartime paraplegics. Marlon Brando is excellent in a very auspicious beginning to his film career. We are really drawn into Ken and Ellen's tortuously conflicted relationship. Jack Webb is also very good here, which surprised me in light of his storied woodenness as Joe Friday (I guess that was just part of his characterization of the detective). Another round of kudos to American Movie Classics for bringing us this gem.
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- rupie
- Jul 26, 2000
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Battle Stripe
- Filming locations
- John Ford Ranch, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA(swimming pool scene)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $5,995
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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