The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

NR12/25/1946Drama, Romance, War2h 51m
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Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!

Overview

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Dana Andrews

    Fred Derry

  2. Cast 1

    Fredric March

    Al Stephenson

  3. Cast 1

    Harold Russell

    Homer Parrish

  4. Cast 1

    Teresa Wright

    Peggy Stephenson

  5. Cast 1

    Myrna Loy

    Milly Stephenson

  6. Cast 1

    Cathy O'Donnell

    Wilma Cameron

  7. Cast 1

    Virginia Mayo

    Marie Derry

  8. Cast 1

    Hoagy Carmichael

    Butch Engle

  9. Cast 1

    Gladys George

    Hortense Derry

This is really quite a touching story, recounting the experiences of three American veterans of WWII who return home and have to adapt to their new, not always welcoming, circumstances. Frederic March is "Al" who returns to a senior position in a bank - responsible for helping other returning soldiers with loans to start to get their lives back together; "Fred" (Dana Andrews) returns to a far less optimistic outlook, ending up working for peanuts selling perfume in a drug store, and finally the outwardly cheery "Homer" - who lost both his hands and who cannot decide whether his long term fianc...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$2,100,000.00

Revenue $23,650,000.00

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