The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

🎞️ Movie 170 min US
โ˜… 8.1 /10 1946

Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!

The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordinary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancée's feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home.

Cast

Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Milly Stephenson
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
Fred Derry
Fredric March
Fredric March
Al Stephenson
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
Peggy Stephenson
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
Marie Derry
Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell
Wilma Cameron
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
Butch Engle
Harold Russell
Harold Russell
Homer Parrish
Gladys George
Gladys George
Hortense Derry
Roman Bohnen
Roman Bohnen
Pat Derry
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Hugo Friedhofer
Composer
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Gregg Toland
Cinematographer

๐ŸŽฌ Videos

What Makes “The Best Years of Our Lives” a Legendary Film? (Clip) | TCM Academy Conversations
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What Makes “The Best Years of Our Lives” a Legendary Film? (Clip) | TCM Academy Conversations
Homer's Homecoming
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Homer's Homecoming
Warner Archive Trailer
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Warner Archive Trailer