Movie Description
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : William Wyler
- Producer : Samuel Goldwyn
- Editor : Daniel Mandell
- Cast : Dana Andrews,Fredric March,Harold Russell,Teresa Wright,Myrna Loy,Cathy O'Donnell,Virginia Mayo,Hoagy Carmichael,Gladys George,Roman Bohnen,Ray Collins,Minna Gombell,Walter Baldwin,Steve Cochran,Dorothy Adams,Don Beddoe,Marlene Aames,Charles Halton,Ray Teal,Howland Chamberlain,Dean White,Erskine Sanford,Michael Hall,Victor Cutler,Claire Du Brey,Pat Flaherty,Jackie Jackson,William H. O'Brien,Bert Stevens,Marion Gray,Jimmy Ames,Carol Andrews,Mary Arden,Gertrude Astor,Edward Biby,Harry Cheshire,Sidney Clute,Tom Coleman,Joyce Compton,James Conaty,Heinie Conklin,Bert Conway,Clancy Cooper,Mady Correll,Roy Darmour,Hal K. Dawson,Lawrence Dobkin,Lester Dorr,Tom Dugan,Dick Earle,Edward Earle,Blake Edwards,Billy Engle,Ben Erway,Doris June Fesetta,Tennessee Ernie Ford,Louise Franklin,Harry Gillette,Herschel Graham,Earle Hodgins,Stuart Holmes,Ray Hyke,John Ince,Teddy Infuhr,Georgia Kane,Robert Karnes,Kenner G. Kemp,Donald Kerr,Gene Krupa,Ethelreda Leopold,Alyn Lockwood,Wilbur Mack,Susan Mann,Thomas Martin,Michael Mauree,Doreen McCann,Peggy McIntyre,Russell Meeker,Chef Milani,Harold Miller,Ernesto Molinari,William Newell,Georgie Nokes,Joe Palma,Leo Penn,Caleb Peterson,Norman Phillips Jr.,Jack Rice,Suzanne Ridgway,Mickey Roth,Loretta Russell,Ruth Sanderson,Ralph Sanford,Noreen Sayles,Stephen Soldi,John Tyrrell,Amelita Ward,Jan Wiley,Marek Windheim,Catherine Wyler,Judy Wyler,William Wyler,Dick Gordon
Cast
Fred Derry
Al Stephenson
Homer Parrish
Peggy Stephenson
Milly Stephenson
Wilma Cameron
Marie Derry
Butch Engle
Hortense Derry
Pat Derry
Mr. Milton
Mrs. Parrish
Mr. Parrish
Cliff Scully
Mrs. Cameron
Mr. Cameron
Luella Parrish
Prew
Mr. Mollett
Thorpe
Novak
Bullard
Rob Stephenson
Woody Merrill
Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
Salvage Foreman (uncredited)
A Boy (uncredited)
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Jackie (uncredited)
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Miss Barbour (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
ATC Sergeant (uncredited)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Announcer (uncredited)
Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Steese - Bank (uncredited)
Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)
Camera Girl (uncredited)
Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)
Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)
Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)
Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)
Singer (uncredited)
Technical Sergeant (uncredited)
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Steve the Bartender (uncredited)
Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Counter Girl (uncredited)
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Announcer (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Glamour Girl (uncredited)
A Girl (uncredited)
Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)
Card Player (uncredited)
Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)
One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)
Card Player (uncredited)
ATC Corporal (uncredited)
Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)
Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)
Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)
Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)
George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Card Player (uncredited)
Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)
Counter Girl (uncredited)
Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)
Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Drug Store customer (uncredited)
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Best Years of Our Lives
Status Released
Release Information
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1946-12-25
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 51m
Budget₹ 2100000
Revenue₹ 23650000
Production CompaniesSamuel Goldwyn Productions
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
