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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
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Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. Director:William Wyler |
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Won 7 Oscars.
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| Fredric March | ... |
Al Stephenson
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| Teresa Wright | ... | ||
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Cathy O'Donnell | ... | |
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Hoagy Carmichael | ... | |
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Gladys George | ... |
Hortense Derry
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Roman Bohnen | ... |
Pat Derry
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Ray Collins | ... |
Mr. Milton
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Minna Gombell | ... |
Mrs. Parrish
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Walter Baldwin | ... |
Mr. Parrish
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Steve Cochran | ... |
Cliff
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Dorothy Adams | ... | |
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Storyline
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. Written by alfiehitchie
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives See more »Filming Locations:
Long Beach Airport - 4101 E. Donald Douglas Drive, Long Beach, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,100,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Al Stephenson: Good girl.
Milly Stephenson: To do what?
Peggy Stephenson: I'm going to break that marriage up! I can't stand it seeing Fred tied to a woman he doesn't love and who doesn't love him. Oh, it's horrible for him. It's humiliating and it's killing his spirit. Somebody's got to help him.
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(1922) (uncredited)
Music by Dan Russo and Ernie Erdman
Played on piano by Hoagy Carmichael See more »
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William Wyler, who served as a major in the Army Air Force during World War II, incorporated his own wartime experiences into The Best Years of Our Lives. Just as Fred Derry did in the movie, Wyler flew in B-17s in combat over Germany, although rather than being a bombardier, as Derry was, he filmed footage for documentary films. Additionally, Wyler modeled the reunion of Al and Milly, in which they first see each other at opposite ends of a long hallway, on his own homecoming to his wife, Talli. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: When Peggy and Marie are in the ladies room at the restaurant, the cameraman's left arm is visible in one of the mirrors. See more »Quotes
Peggy Stephenson: I've made up my mind.Al Stephenson: Good girl.
Milly Stephenson: To do what?
Peggy Stephenson: I'm going to break that marriage up! I can't stand it seeing Fred tied to a woman he doesn't love and who doesn't love him. Oh, it's horrible for him. It's humiliating and it's killing his spirit. Somebody's got to help him.
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Soundtracks
"Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)"(1922) (uncredited)
Music by Dan Russo and Ernie Erdman
Played on piano by Hoagy Carmichael See more »
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