Home of the Brave

1949 NR 1h 26m 7

During WW2, a reconnaissance platoon is sent to map out a Japanese-held island but racial tensions arise between the white soldiers and the only black member of the group.

A sensitive, educated black man's World War II-time problems. This is essentially the duplicate of his peace-time problems which are pointed up in a flashback of his life, and primarily of his war-time adventures with four white soldiers on a dangerous reconnaissance mission on a Japanese-held island.

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Info about Home of the Brave

Studio(s): Stanley Kramer Productions

Originally Released: May 12, 1949

Production Country: United States

Budget: $375,000.00

Genres: Drama, War