A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March
Written by:
Robert E. Sherwood
MacKinlay Kantor
Directed by:
William Wyler
Release Date:
December 25, 1946
Original Title:
The Best Years of Our Lives
Alternate Titles:
Cei mai Frumosi Ani ai Vietii Noastre
De Beste Jaren van Ons Leven
De bedste år
De beste år av vårt liv
De schoonste onzer jaren
Die schönsten Jahre unseres Lebens
Glory for Me
Hayatimizin En Güzel Yillari
Home Again
Həyatımızın Ən Gözəl İlləri
Lo mejor de nuestra vida
Los Mejores Años De Nuestras Vidas
Los mejores años de nuestra vida
Najbolje godine
Najbolje godine naših života
Najlepsze lata naszego zycia
Os Melhores Anos das Nossas Vidas
Os Melhores Anos de Nossa Vida
Parhaat vuodet
Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives
Ta kalytera hronia tis zois mas
Най-добрите години от нашия живот
黄金年代
우리 생애 최고의 해
Genres:
Drama | Romance | War
Production Companies:
RKO Radio Pictures
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AR: 13 BR: e 12 DE: 12 ES: APTA FI: S GB: U NL: AL PT: e 12 US: NR
Runtime: 171
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.
The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordinary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancée's feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home.
Internet Movie Database | 8.1/10 |
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Rotten Tomatoes | 98% |
Metacritic | 93/100 |
Awards Won: | Won 7 Oscars. 21 wins & 3 nominations total |
1998 #37 |
100 Years: 100 MOVIES
100 Greatest American Movies Of All Time |
2006 #11 |
100 Years: 100 CHEERS
100 Most Inspiring Films Of All Time |
2007 #37 |
100 Years: 100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
100 Greatest American Films Of All Time |
Art Direction:
Perry Ferguson
George Jenkins
Assistant Director:
Jonathan C. Boyle
Costume Design:
Irene Sharaff
Director:
William Wyler
Director of Photography:
Gregg Toland
Editor:
Daniel Mandell
Gaffer:
Bill McLellan
Hairstylist:
Marie Clark
Makeup Artist:
Robert Stephanoff
Music Director:
Emil Newman
Novel:
MacKinlay Kantor
Original Music Composer:
Hugo Friedhofer
Producer:
Samuel Goldwyn
Screenplay:
Robert E. Sherwood
Set Decoration:
Julia Heron
Sound:
Larry Gannon
Sound Recordist:
Richard DeWeese
Special Effects:
John P. Fulton
Harry Redmond Sr.
Supervising Sound Editor:
Gordon Sawyer
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