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The Best Years of Our Lives( 1946)

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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

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      Dana Andrews

      Fred Derry

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      Fredric March

      Al Stephenson

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      Harold Russell

      Homer Parrish

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      Teresa Wright

      Peggy Stephenson

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      Myrna Loy

      Milly Stephenson

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      Cathy O'Donnell

      Wilma Cameron

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      Virginia Mayo

      Marie Derry

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      Hoagy Carmichael

      Butch Engle

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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 Scully

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      Dorothy Adams

      Mrs. Cameron

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      Don Beddoe

      Mr. Cameron

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      Marlene Aames

      Luella Parrish

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      Charles Halton

      Prew

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      Ray Teal

      Mr. Mollett

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      Howland Chamberlain

      Thorpe

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      Dean White

      Novak

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      Erskine Sanford

      Bullard

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      Michael Hall

      Rob Stephenson

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      Victor Cutler

      Woody Merrill

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      Claire Du Brey

      Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

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      Pat Flaherty

      Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

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      Jackie Jackson

      A Boy (uncredited)

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      William H. O'Brien

      Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

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      Bert Stevens

      Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Marion Gray

      Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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      Jimmy Ames

      Jackie (uncredited)

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      Carol Andrews

      Saleswoman (uncredited)

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      Mary Arden

      Miss Barbour (uncredited)

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      Gertrude Astor

      Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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      Edward Biby

      Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Harry Cheshire

      Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

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      Sidney Clute

      Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

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      Tom Coleman

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Joyce Compton

      Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

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      James Conaty

      Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Heinie Conklin

      Customer (uncredited)

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      Bert Conway

      ATC Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Clancy Cooper

      Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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      Mady Correll

      Announcer (uncredited)

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      Roy Darmour

      Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

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      Hal K. Dawson

      Man at Airport (uncredited)

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      Lawrence Dobkin

      Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

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      Lester Dorr

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      Tom Dugan

      Doorman (uncredited)

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      Dick Earle

      Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Edward Earle

      Steese - Bank (uncredited)

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      Blake Edwards

      Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)

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      Billy Engle

      Customer (uncredited)

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      Ben Erway

      Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)

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      Doris June Fesetta

      Camera Girl (uncredited)

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      Tennessee Ernie Ford

      Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)

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      Louise Franklin

      Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

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      Harry Gillette

      Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)

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      Dick Gordon

      Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

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      Herschel Graham

      Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Earle Hodgins

      Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

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      Stuart Holmes

      Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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      Ray Hyke

      Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)

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      John Ince

      Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)

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      Teddy Infuhr

      Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)

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      Georgia Kane

      Singer (uncredited)

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      Robert Karnes

      Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Kenner G. Kemp

      Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Donald Kerr

      Steve the Bartender (uncredited)

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      Gene Krupa

      Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Ethelreda Leopold

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Alyn Lockwood

      Counter Girl (uncredited)

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      Wilbur Mack

      Man at Airport (uncredited)

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      Susan Mann

      Announcer (uncredited)

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      Thomas Martin

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Michael Mauree

      Glamour Girl (uncredited)

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      Doreen McCann

      A Girl (uncredited)

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      Peggy McIntyre

      Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

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      Russell Meeker

      Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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      Chef Milani

      Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

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      Harold Miller

      Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)

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      Ernesto Molinari

      Card Player (uncredited)

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      William Newell

      Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

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      Georgie Nokes

      One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)

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      Joe Palma

      Card Player (uncredited)

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      Leo Penn

      ATC Corporal (uncredited)

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      Caleb Peterson

      Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)

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      Norman Phillips Jr.

      Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)

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      Jack Rice

      Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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      Suzanne Ridgway

      Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)

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      Mickey Roth

      Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

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      Loretta Russell

      Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Ruth Sanderson

      Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)

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      Ralph Sanford

      George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

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      Noreen Sayles

      Girl (uncredited)

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      Stephen Soldi

      Card Player (uncredited)

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      John Tyrrell

      Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)

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      Amelita Ward

      Counter Girl (uncredited)

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      Jan Wiley

      Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)

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      Marek Windheim

      Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)

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      Catherine Wyler

      Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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      Judy Wyler

      Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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      William Wyler

      Drug Store customer (uncredited)

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      Dick Gordon

      Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

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    A review by Andres Gomez

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    Written by Andres Gomez on Thu Apr 16 2015
    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 of the after WWII war lives of the US veterans. A must to be seen....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2100000.00

    Revenue

    23650000.00

    Keywords

    • post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
    • war veteran
    • world war ii
    • bodily disabled person
    • rehabilitation
    • black and white
    • romantic