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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.

Release Date : 1946-12-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Glory for MeHome AgainSamuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives

Cast

Dana Andrews

Character Name : Fred Derry

Original Name : Dana Andrews

Gender : Male

Fredric March

Character Name : Al Stephenson

Original Name : Fredric March

Gender : Male

Harold Russell

Character Name : Homer Parrish

Original Name : Harold Russell

Gender : Male

Teresa Wright

Character Name : Peggy Stephenson

Original Name : Teresa Wright

Gender : Female

Myrna Loy

Character Name : Milly Stephenson

Original Name : Myrna Loy

Gender : Female

Cathy O'Donnell

Character Name : Wilma Cameron

Original Name : Cathy O'Donnell

Gender : Female

Virginia Mayo

Character Name : Marie Derry

Original Name : Virginia Mayo

Gender : Female

Hoagy Carmichael

Character Name : Butch Engle

Original Name : Hoagy Carmichael

Gender : Male

Gladys George

Character Name : Hortense Derry

Original Name : Gladys George

Gender : Female

Roman Bohnen

Character Name : Pat Derry

Original Name : Roman Bohnen

Gender : Male

Ray Collins

Character Name : Mr. Milton

Original Name : Ray Collins

Gender : Male

Minna Gombell

Character Name : Mrs. Parrish

Original Name : Minna Gombell

Gender : Female

Walter Baldwin

Character Name : Mr. Parrish

Original Name : Walter Baldwin

Gender : Male

Steve Cochran

Character Name : Cliff Scully

Original Name : Steve Cochran

Gender : Male

Dorothy Adams

Character Name : Mrs. Cameron

Original Name : Dorothy Adams

Gender : Female

Don Beddoe

Character Name : Mr. Cameron

Original Name : Don Beddoe

Gender : Male

Marlene Aames

Character Name : Luella Parrish

Original Name : Marlene Aames

Gender : Male

Charles Halton

Character Name : Prew

Original Name : Charles Halton

Gender : Male

Ray Teal

Character Name : Mr. Mollett

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

Howland Chamberlain

Character Name : Thorpe

Original Name : Howland Chamberlain

Gender : Male

Dean White

Character Name : Novak

Original Name : Dean White

Gender : Male

Erskine Sanford

Character Name : Bullard

Original Name : Erskine Sanford

Gender : Male

Michael Hall

Character Name : Rob Stephenson

Original Name : Michael Hall

Gender : Male

Victor Cutler

Character Name : Woody Merrill

Original Name : Victor Cutler

Gender : Male

Claire Du Brey

Character Name : Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Claire Du Brey

Gender : Female

Pat Flaherty

Character Name : Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Flaherty

Gender : Male

Jackie Jackson

Character Name : A Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Jackie Jackson

Gender : Male

William H. O'Brien

Character Name : Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Marion Gray

Character Name : Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Marion Gray

Gender : Female

Jimmy Ames

Character Name : Jackie (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Ames

Gender : Male

Carol Andrews

Character Name : Saleswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Carol Andrews

Gender : Female

Mary Arden

Character Name : Miss Barbour (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Arden

Gender : Female

Gertrude Astor

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Astor

Gender : Female

Edward Biby

Character Name : Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Biby

Gender : Male

Harry Cheshire

Character Name : Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Cheshire

Gender : Male

Sidney Clute

Character Name : Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Sidney Clute

Gender : Male

Tom Coleman

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Coleman

Gender : Male

Joyce Compton

Character Name : Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Joyce Compton

Gender : Female

James Conaty

Character Name : Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : James Conaty

Gender : Male

Heinie Conklin

Character Name : Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

Bert Conway

Character Name : ATC Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Conway

Gender : Male

Clancy Cooper

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Clancy Cooper

Gender : Male

Mady Correll

Character Name : Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mady Correll

Gender : Female

Roy Darmour

Character Name : Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Darmour

Gender : Male

Hal K. Dawson

Character Name : Man at Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal K. Dawson

Gender : Male

Lawrence Dobkin

Character Name : Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

Original Name : Lawrence Dobkin

Gender : Male

Lester Dorr

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Lester Dorr

Gender : Male

Tom Dugan

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Dugan

Gender : Male

Dick Earle

Character Name : Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Earle

Gender : Male

Edward Earle

Character Name : Steese - Bank (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Earle

Gender : Male

Blake Edwards

Character Name : Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)

Original Name : Blake Edwards

Gender : Male

Billy Engle

Character Name : Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Engle

Gender : Male

Ben Erway

Character Name : Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Erway

Gender : Male

Doris June Fesetta

Character Name : Camera Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Doris June Fesetta

Gender : Male

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Character Name : Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tennessee Ernie Ford

Gender : Male

Louise Franklin

Character Name : Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Louise Franklin

Gender : Male

Harry Gillette

Character Name : Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Gillette

Gender : Male

Dick Gordon

Character Name : Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Gordon

Gender : Male

Herschel Graham

Character Name : Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Earle Hodgins

Character Name : Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

Original Name : Earle Hodgins

Gender : Male

Stuart Holmes

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Holmes

Gender : Male

Ray Hyke

Character Name : Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Hyke

Gender : Male

John Ince

Character Name : Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : John Ince

Gender : Male

Teddy Infuhr

Character Name : Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)

Original Name : Teddy Infuhr

Gender : Male

Georgia Kane

Character Name : Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgia Kane

Gender : Male

Robert Karnes

Character Name : Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Karnes

Gender : Male

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Donald Kerr

Character Name : Steve the Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald Kerr

Gender : Male

Gene Krupa

Character Name : Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Gene Krupa

Gender : Male

Ethelreda Leopold

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethelreda Leopold

Gender : Male

Alyn Lockwood

Character Name : Counter Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Alyn Lockwood

Gender : Male

Wilbur Mack

Character Name : Man at Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilbur Mack

Gender : Male

Susan Mann

Character Name : Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Susan Mann

Gender : Male

Thomas Martin

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Martin

Gender : Male

Michael Mauree

Character Name : Glamour Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Mauree

Gender : Male

Doreen McCann

Character Name : A Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Doreen McCann

Gender : Male

Peggy McIntyre

Character Name : Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Original Name : Peggy McIntyre

Gender : Male

Russell Meeker

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Meeker

Gender : Male

Chef Milani

Character Name : Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Original Name : Chef Milani

Gender : Male

Harold Miller

Character Name : Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Ernesto Molinari

Character Name : Card Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernesto Molinari

Gender : Male

William Newell

Character Name : Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

Original Name : William Newell

Gender : Male

Georgie Nokes

Character Name : One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgie Nokes

Gender : Male

Joe Palma

Character Name : Card Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Palma

Gender : Male

Leo Penn

Character Name : ATC Corporal (uncredited)

Original Name : Leo Penn

Gender : Male

Caleb Peterson

Character Name : Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)

Original Name : Caleb Peterson

Gender : Male

Norman Phillips Jr.

Character Name : Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Phillips Jr.

Gender : Male

Jack Rice

Character Name : Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Rice

Gender : Male

Suzanne Ridgway

Character Name : Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)

Original Name : Suzanne Ridgway

Gender : Female

Mickey Roth

Character Name : Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Original Name : Mickey Roth

Gender : Male

Loretta Russell

Character Name : Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Loretta Russell

Gender : Male

Ruth Sanderson

Character Name : Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Sanderson

Gender : Female

Ralph Sanford

Character Name : George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Sanford

Gender : Male

Noreen Sayles

Character Name : Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Noreen Sayles

Gender : Male

Stephen Soldi

Character Name : Card Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Soldi

Gender : Male

John Tyrrell

Character Name : Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : John Tyrrell

Gender : Male

Amelita Ward

Character Name : Counter Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Amelita Ward

Gender : Female

Jan Wiley

Character Name : Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jan Wiley

Gender : Female

Marek Windheim

Character Name : Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)

Original Name : Marek Windheim

Gender : Male

Catherine Wyler

Character Name : Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Catherine Wyler

Gender : Female

Judy Wyler

Character Name : Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Judy Wyler

Gender : Female

William Wyler

Character Name : Drug Store customer (uncredited)

Original Name : William Wyler

Gender : Male

Dick Gordon

Character Name : Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Gordon

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

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.

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-07

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 is "Al" who returns to a senior position in a bank - responsible for helping other returning soldiers with loans to start to get their lives back together; "Fred" (Dana Andrews) returns to a far less optimistic outlook, ending up working for peanuts selling perfume in a drug store, and finally the outwardly cheery "Homer" - who lost both his hands and who cannot decide whether his long term fiancée actually loves him anymore, or just feels pity. William Wyler and Robert Sherwood manage to interweave the inter-connected tales poignantly, illustrating the frustrations, bordering on despair, not only of the three men - in completely different ways; but also of their respective partners who must also adjust to their return, and to their new circumstances once the war is has been won. There are some strong performances from their ladies too - Myrna Loy and Teresa Wright, less so the always rather wooden Virginia Mayo and by the end you do have some, slight, semblance of an idea of just how tough it was for these men to lose the security and discipline of their army lives and to cope with a life that has, in many cases, just moved on without them.