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Shades of Gray

1948 · 65 min

A sincere, low-key dramatization that softens the raw trauma of war into a hopeful, instructional story.

Directed by
Joseph Henabery
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Sandy Campbell, Edward Kreisler, Paul Larson
Overview
After the suppression of "Let There Be Light" (a documentary about combat-induced post-traumatic stress disorders which presented many inconvenient and demoralizing truths), the U.S. Army Signal Corp created this dramatized up-beat remake of the film. Only this time, the production excluded the involvement of John Houston, the producer of the original documentary.

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Directed by
Joseph Henabery
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Sandy Campbell, Edward Kreisler, Paul Larson
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • healing
  • war
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • hospital
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Joseph Henabery
Written by
Mortimer Offner, John Davenport
Starring
Sandy Campbell, Edward Kreisler, Paul Larson, Val Vinson, Lewis Howard, Michael Higgins
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Runtime
65 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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