Film Forum

U.S., 1950
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Starring Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane, Jack Webb
Approx. 87 min. DCP.

“A ward full of war veteran paraplegics under the stern but loving care of Doctor Everett Sloane, struggle to come to terms with their predicament, hoping eventually to exchange their own tough bonhomie for the world outside.” – Time Out

– PRECEDED BY –

MEET MARLON BRANDO
U.S., 1966
Directed by Albert and David Maysles
Approx. 29 min. DCP.

“MEET MARLON BRANDO is a delightful, unusually candid portrait of the world-famous movie star: A tongue-in-cheek confrontation with the press. While television journalists interview him about his most recent film, Brando counters their futile questions with wit and insight, a man unwilling to sell himself. "It's a wonderful show," one woman comments about the new project. "Did you see it?" he asks. "No, I haven't seen it yet." "Then how do you know?" Always smiling and never modest, Marlon Brando shines in one of his most revealing performances. The film premiered at the New York Film Festival in 1966, and has been telecast with much acclaim in France.” – mayslesfilms.com

Reviews

On THE MEN: 
“Haunting and affecting.”
– Bosley Crowther, The New York Times

“Young Marlon manages to sidestep sentimentality; even confined to a wheelchair, the raw power underlying his controlled gestures and brooding glances is charismatic.”
– Geoff Andrew, Time Out

On MEET MARLON BRANDO: 
“…the actor was never more appealing than in this candid camera cameo.”
– The New York Times

“The resulting portrait of Brando—sexual, intellectual, aggressive, vulnerable, seductive, rebellious—shows him creating a greater character than any ever written for him: himself.”
– The New Yorker