Die besten Jahre unseres Lebens (1946)
Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges möchten sich die in den mittleren Westen heimkehrenden Soldaten Stephenson, Derry und Parrish in den "normalen" Alltag einfügen. Der ältere Stephenson wird Vizepräsident in einer Bank, Derry fängt in einem Kaufhaus als Verkäufer an und Parrish, der im Krieg seine Hände verlor, findet Halt bei seiner früheren Freundin Wilma. Nach dem Scheitern von Derrys Ehe verliebt sich dieser in die Tochter von Stephenson.
Der Regisseur:
William Wyler
Der Autor:
Robert E. Sherwood
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Dana Andrews as Fred Derry |
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Fredric March as Al Stephenson |
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Harold Russell as Homer Parrish |
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Teresa Wright as Peggy Stephenson |
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Myrna Loy as Milly Stephenson |
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Cathy O'Donnell as Wilma Cameron |
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Virginia Mayo as Marie Derry |
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Hoagy Carmichael as Butch Engle |
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Gladys George as Hortense Derry |
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Roman Bohnen as Pat Derry |
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Ray Collins as Mr. Milton |
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Minna Gombell as Mrs. Parrish |
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Walter Baldwin as Mr. Parrish |
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Steve Cochran as Cliff Scully |
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Dorothy Adams as Mrs. Cameron |
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Don Beddoe as Mr. Cameron |
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Marlene Aames as Luella Parrish |
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Charles Halton as Prew |
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Ray Teal as Mr. Mollett |
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Howland Chamberlain as Thorpe |
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Dean White as Novak |
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Erskine Sanford as Bullard |
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Michael Hall as Rob Stephenson |
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Victor Cutler as Woody Merrill |
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Claire Du Brey as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited) |
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Pat Flaherty as Salvage Foreman (uncredited) |
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Jackie Jackson as A Boy (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Marion Gray as Department Store Customer (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Ames as Jackie (uncredited) |
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Carol Andrews as Saleswoman (uncredited) |
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Mary Arden as Miss Barbour (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Astor as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Edward Biby as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Harry Cheshire as Minister at Wedding (uncredited) |
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Sidney Clute as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited) |
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Tom Coleman as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Joyce Compton as Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
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James Conaty as Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Heinie Conklin as Customer (uncredited) |
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Bert Conway as ATC Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Clancy Cooper as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Mady Correll as Announcer (uncredited) |
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Roy Darmour as Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited) |
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Hal K. Dawson as Man at Airport (uncredited) |
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Lawrence Dobkin as Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited) |
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Lester Dorr as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Tom Dugan as Doorman (uncredited) |
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Dick Earle as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Edward Earle as Steese - Bank (uncredited) |
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Blake Edwards as Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited) |
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Billy Engle as Customer (uncredited) |
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Ben Erway as Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited) |
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Doris June Fesetta as Camera Girl (uncredited) |
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Tennessee Ernie Ford as Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited) |
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Louise Franklin as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited) |
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Harry Gillette as Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited) |
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Herschel Graham as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Earle Hodgins as Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited) |
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Stuart Holmes as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Ray Hyke as Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited) |
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John Ince as Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited) |
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Teddy Infuhr as Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited) |
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Georgia Kane as Singer (uncredited) |
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Robert Karnes as Technical Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp as Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr as Steve the Bartender (uncredited) |
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Gene Krupa as Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Ethelreda Leopold as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Alyn Lockwood as Counter Girl (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Man at Airport (uncredited) |
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Susan Mann as Announcer (uncredited) |
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Thomas Martin as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Michael Mauree as Glamour Girl (uncredited) |
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Doreen McCann as A Girl (uncredited) |
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Peggy McIntyre as Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited) |
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Russell Meeker as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Chef Milani as Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited) |
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Ernesto Molinari as Card Player (uncredited) |
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William Newell as Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited) |
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Georgie Nokes as One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited) |
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Joe Palma as Card Player (uncredited) |
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Leo Penn as ATC Corporal (uncredited) |
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Caleb Peterson as Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited) |
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Norman Phillips Jr. as Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited) |
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Jack Rice as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
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Suzanne Ridgway as Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited) |
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Mickey Roth as Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited) |
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Loretta Russell as Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Ruth Sanderson as Mrs. Garrett (uncredited) |
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Ralph Sanford as George H. Gibbons (uncredited) |
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Noreen Sayles as Girl (uncredited) |
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Stephen Soldi as Card Player (uncredited) |
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John Tyrrell as Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited) |
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Amelita Ward as Counter Girl (uncredited) |
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Jan Wiley as Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited) |
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Marek Windheim as Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited) |
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Catherine Wyler as Department Store Customer (uncredited) |
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Judy Wyler as Department Store Customer (uncredited) |
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William Wyler as Drug Store customer (uncredited) |
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Dick Gordon as Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) |
| Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Original Music Composer |
| Art | George Jenkins | Art Direction |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Art | Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Writing | Robert E. Sherwood | Screenplay |
| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Writing | MacKinlay Kantor | Novel |
| Directing | Jonathan C. Boyle | Assistant Director |
| Crew | John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Crew | Harry Redmond Sr. | Special Effects |
| Sound | Larry Gannon | Sound |
| Sound | Gordon Sawyer | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Bill McLellan | Gaffer |
| Sound | Richard DeWeese | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Emil Newman | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Clark | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |