The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Plot

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.

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

Cast

Dana AndrewsFred Derry

Fredric MarchAl Stephenson

Teresa WrightPeggy Stephenson

Myrna LoyMilly Stephenson

Cathy O'DonnellWilma Cameron

Virginia MayoMarie Derry

Hoagy CarmichaelButch Engle

Gladys GeorgeHortense Derry

Roman BohnenPat Derry

Ray CollinsMr. Milton

Owen WilsonMrs. Parrish

Dorothy AdamsMrs. Cameron

Charles HaltonPrew

Maxine FifeMr. Mollett

Howland ChamberlainThorpe

Erskine SanfordBullard

Claire Du BreyMrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

Pat FlahertySalvage Foreman (uncredited)

Writers and directors

William WylerDirector

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Andres Gomez ★ 8.0/10

Another great Willy Wyler movie. The story, with time, is quite expectable but the characters are well defined and developed by the cast. Also, it is a good (and probably, too positive) review o…16. Apr 2015

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

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…7. Jul 2022

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