The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
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
Writer:
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) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Writing | Robert E. Sherwood | Screenplay |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Art | George Jenkins | Art Direction |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Writing | MacKinlay Kantor | Novel |
| Art | Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Jonathan C. Boyle | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gordon Sawyer | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Crew | Harry Redmond Sr. | Special Effects |
| Sound | Larry Gannon | Sound |
| Lighting | Bill McLellan | Gaffer |
| Sound | Richard DeWeese | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Clark | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Emil Newman | Music Director |
