The film 's eventual release in the 1980s by Secretary of the Army Clifford Alexander , Jr. was attributed to his friend Jack Valenti who worked to get the ban lifted . The film was screened in the '' Un Certain Regard '' section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival . The copy of the film that was released was poor , with a garbled sound track that " made it almost impossible to understand the whispers and mumbles of soldiers in some scenes
1981 Cannes Film Festival
1981 Cannes Film Festival
Let There Be Light (1946 film)