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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- NR
- 11/21/1946 (US)
- Drama, Romance, War
- 2h 51m
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.
Robert E. Sherwood
ScreenplayWilliam Wyler
DirectorMacKinlay Kantor
NovelCast
![Dana Andrews's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/gTZaqIS441ejTsQmfZff6SHvWja.jpg)
Dana Andrews
Fred Derry![Fredric March's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3QzMI2O7NP2j45XBCoBl7o1KogN.jpg)
Fredric March
Al Stephenson![Harold Russell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/1ED5PDwLVBo3oBhmUP4vNpxT75r.jpg)
Harold Russell
Homer Parrish![Teresa Wright's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/uRc6acpFTTMhTfTlxNOG363XUHt.jpg)
Teresa Wright
Peggy Stephenson![Myrna Loy's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/rNzjcOeTmJkyE8LMHdF3iYUCkPz.jpg)
Myrna Loy
Milly Stephenson![Cathy O'Donnell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hBNexdnsOlpup6iwgTsYg3Zus93.jpg)
Cathy O'Donnell
Wilma Cameron![Virginia Mayo's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/mee14a8stk8an2Pi1sulXI9rbTn.jpg)
Virginia Mayo
Marie Derry![Hoagy Carmichael's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aKX5FyyZQO6gejBTcneyS7AGIW.jpg)