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Bright Victory (1951) Movie Review

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Actors: Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, Julia Adams, Will Geer, Minor Watson, Jim Backus, Richard Egan, Rock Hudson.
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bright Victory (1951)
Larry Nevins (Arthur Kennedy), a blinded World War 2 veteran, is discharged from the General Hospital, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. A patient nurse (Peggy Dow) has helped him regain confidence and overcome both his feelings and his disability. He returns home and attempts to adapt himself to civilian life. Unfortunately, neither his parents (Will Geer and Nana Bryant) nor his fiancee (Julia Adams) can cope with his affliction. His bitterness and anger returns.
--John Reid, Resident Scholar



Analysis of Bright Victory (1951)
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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1930's-1950's
Inner struggle or disability Yes
Struggle with - conduct in war
Brain/Body not working? - physical disability

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie? - 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - general circumstances

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Check here if B&W Yes
Any profanity? - None
Is this movie based on a - book
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