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.
Rating: 7.8
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Original language: en
IMDb tt0036868
Stars
Fredric March as Al Stephenson
Dana Andrews as Fred Derry
Harold Russell as Homer Parrish
Myrna Loy as Millicent Stephenson
Teresa Wright as Wilma Cameron
Creators
William Wyler (Director)
Sam Zimbalist (Producer)
Robert E. Sherwood (Writer)
Mackinlay Kantor (Writer)
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