Film

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 · 2h 51m · Drama · Romance · War

Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!

IMDb

8.1

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

Metacritic

93

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.

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

• William WylerDirector
• Robert E. SherwoodScreenplay
• MacKinlay KantorNovel
• Samuel GoldwynProducer
• Gregg TolandDirector of Photography
• Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
• Daniel MandellEditor

Warner Archive Trailer

Release date

December 25, 1946

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 51m

Rated

NR

Budget

$2,100,000

Revenue

$23,650,000

Genres

Drama, Romance, War

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