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1946 • 2h 51min • Approved • Drama, Romance

The Best Years of Our Lives

"Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!"

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.

IMDb 8.1

RT 97%

MC 93

Director

William Wyler

Writers

Robert E. Sherwood

MacKinlay Kantor

Composer

Hugo Friedhofer

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Dana Andrews

Fred Derry

Fredric March

Al Stephenson

Harold Russell

Homer Parrish

Teresa Wright

Peggy Stephenson

Myrna Loy

Milly Stephenson

Cathy O'Donnell

Wilma Cameron

Virginia Mayo

Marie Derry

Hoagy Carmichael

Butch Engle

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Dana Andrews Fred Derry

Fredric March Al Stephenson

Harold Russell Homer Parrish

Teresa Wright Peggy Stephenson

Myrna Loy Milly Stephenson

Cathy O'Donnell Wilma Cameron

Virginia Mayo Marie Derry

Hoagy Carmichael Butch Engle

Gladys George Hortense Derry

Roman Bohnen Pat Derry

Ray Collins Mr. Milton

Minna Gombell Mrs. Parrish

Walter Baldwin Mr. Parrish

Steve Cochran Cliff Scully

Dorothy Adams Mrs. Cameron

Don Beddoe Mr. Cameron

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