The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

U/A 13+ 25/12/1946

Drama, Romance

2 hr 51 min

78%

Status : Released
Budget : $2,100,000
Revenue :$23,650,000

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.

Status : Released
Budget : $2,100,000
Revenue :$23,650,000

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

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

Charles Halton

Prew

Ray Teal

Mr. Mollett

Howland Chamberlain

Thorpe

Dean White

Novak

Erskine Sanford

Bullard

Victor Cutler

Woody Merrill

Claire Du Brey

Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Carol Andrews

Saleswoman (uncredited)

Mary Arden

Miss Barbour (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire

Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

Sidney Clute

Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Customer (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Mady Correll

Announcer (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Doorman (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Steese - Bank (uncredited)

Billy Engle

Customer (uncredited)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ray Hyke

Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)

John Ince

Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)

Teddy Infuhr

Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)

Robert Karnes

Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Steve the Bartender (uncredited)

Gene Krupa

Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Peggy McIntyre

Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)

William Newell

Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

Jack Rice

Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)

Amelita Ward

Counter Girl (uncredited)

Jan Wiley

Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)

Marek Windheim

Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)

William Wyler

Drug Store customer (uncredited)

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Crew Members

William Wyler

Director

Robert E. Sherwood

Screenplay

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Hugo Friedhofer

Original Music Composer

Gregg Toland

Director of Photography

Daniel Mandell

Editor

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Media

Backdrops

Posters

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