Movie poster of 'The Best Years of Our Lives'

Release date:Dec 25, 1946

Runtime:2h 51m

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The Best Years of Our Lives

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Synopsis of "The Best Years of Our Lives":

"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."

Director:

William Wyler

Genres:

DramaRomanceWar

Language:

English

Cast of "The Best Years of Our Lives":

Dana Andrews ... as Fred Derry

Fredric March ... as Al Stephenson

Harold Russell ... as Homer Parrish

Teresa Wright ... as Peggy Stephenson

Myrna Loy ... as Milly Stephenson

Cathy O'Donnell ... as Wilma Cameron

Virginia Mayo ... as Marie Derry

Hoagy Carmichael ... as Butch Engle

Gladys George ... as Hortense Derry

Roman Bohnen ... as Pat Derry

Ray Collins ... as Mr. Milton

Minna Gombell ... as Mrs. Parrish

Walter Baldwin ... as Mr. Parrish

Steve Cochran ... as Cliff Scully

Dorothy Adams ... as Mrs. Cameron

Don Beddoe ... as Mr. Cameron

Marlene Aames ... as Luella Parrish

Charles Halton ... as Prew

Ray Teal ... as Mr. Mollett

Howland Chamberlain ... as Thorpe

Dean White ... as Novak

Erskine Sanford ... as Bullard

Michael Hall ... as Rob Stephenson

Victor Cutler ... as Woody Merrill

Claire Du Brey ... as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty ... as Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

Jackie Jackson ... as A Boy (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien ... as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Bert Stevens ... as Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Marion Gray ... as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Jimmy Ames ... as Jackie (uncredited)

Carol Andrews ... as Saleswoman (uncredited)

Mary Arden ... as Miss Barbour (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor ... as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Edward Biby ... as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire ... as Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

Sidney Clute ... as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

Tom Coleman ... as Waiter (uncredited)

Joyce Compton ... as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

James Conaty ... as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin ... as Customer (uncredited)

Bert Conway ... as ATC Sergeant (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper ... as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Mady Correll ... as Announcer (uncredited)

Roy Darmour ... as Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson ... as Man at Airport (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin ... as Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

Lester Dorr ... as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Tom Dugan ... as Doorman (uncredited)

Dick Earle ... as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Edward Earle ... as Steese - Bank (uncredited)

Blake Edwards ... as Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)

Billy Engle ... as Customer (uncredited)

Ben Erway ... as Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)

Doris June Fesetta ... as Camera Girl (uncredited)

Tennessee Ernie Ford ... as Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)

Louise Franklin ... as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

Harry Gillette ... as Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)

Herschel Graham ... as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins ... as Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes ... as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ray Hyke ... as Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)

John Ince ... as Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)

Teddy Infuhr ... as Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)

Georgia Kane ... as Singer (uncredited)

Robert Karnes ... as Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp ... as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Donald Kerr ... as Steve the Bartender (uncredited)

Gene Krupa ... as Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold ... as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Alyn Lockwood ... as Counter Girl (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack ... as Man at Airport (uncredited)

Susan Mann ... as Announcer (uncredited)

Thomas Martin ... as Waiter (uncredited)

Michael Mauree ... as Glamour Girl (uncredited)

Doreen McCann ... as A Girl (uncredited)

Peggy McIntyre ... as Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Russell Meeker ... as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Chef Milani ... as Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Harold Miller ... as Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari ... as Card Player (uncredited)

William Newell ... as Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

Georgie Nokes ... as One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)

Joe Palma ... as Card Player (uncredited)

Leo Penn ... as ATC Corporal (uncredited)

Caleb Peterson ... as Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)

Norman Phillips Jr. ... as Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)

Jack Rice ... as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway ... as Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)

Mickey Roth ... as Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Loretta Russell ... as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Ruth Sanderson ... as Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford ... as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

Noreen Sayles ... as Girl (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi ... as Card Player (uncredited)

John Tyrrell ... as Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)

Amelita Ward ... as Counter Girl (uncredited)

Jan Wiley ... as Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)

Marek Windheim ... as Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)

Catherine Wyler ... as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Judy Wyler ... as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

William Wyler ... as Drug Store customer (uncredited)

Dick Gordon ... as Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

Crew:

MacKinlay Kantor... (Novel)

Robert E. Sherwood... (Screenplay)

Samuel Goldwyn... (Producer)

Hugo Friedhofer... (Original Music Composer)

Gregg Toland... (Director of Photography)

Daniel Mandell... (Editor)

Perry Ferguson... (Art Direction)

George Jenkins... (Art Direction)

Irene Sharaff... (Costume Design)

Julia Heron... (Set Decoration)

Jonathan C. Boyle... (Assistant Director)

Larry Gannon... (Sound)

Gordon Sawyer... (Supervising Sound Editor)

John P. Fulton... (Special Effects)

Harry Redmond Sr.... (Special Effects)

Bill McLellan... (Gaffer)

Richard DeWeese... (Sound Recordist)

Robert Stephanoff... (Makeup Artist)

Marie Clark... (Hairstylist)

Emil Newman... (Music Director)

Content rating:

NR (United States) · U (United Kingdom) · APTA (Spain) · 12 (Germany)