The Best Years of Our Lives
William Wyler1946-12-25
Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!
7.8
171 min
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.
Cast
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Dana Andrews | Fred Derry | Unowned |
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Fredric March | Al Stephenson | Unowned |
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Harold Russell | Homer Parrish | Unowned |
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Teresa Wright | Peggy Stephenson | Unowned |
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Myrna Loy | Milly Stephenson | Unowned |
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Cathy O'Donnell | Wilma Cameron | Unowned |
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Virginia Mayo | Marie Derry | Unowned |
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Hoagy Carmichael | Butch Engle | Unowned |
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Gladys George | Hortense Derry | Unowned |
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Roman Bohnen | Pat Derry | Unowned |
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Ray Collins | Mr. Milton | Unowned |
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Minna Gombell | Mrs. Parrish | Unowned |
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Walter Baldwin | Mr. Parrish | Unowned |
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Steve Cochran | Cliff Scully | Unowned |
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Dorothy Adams | Mrs. Cameron | Unowned |
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Don Beddoe | Mr. Cameron | Unowned |
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Marlene Aames | Luella Parrish | Unowned |
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Charles Halton | Prew | Unowned |
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Ray Teal | Mr. Mollett | Unowned |
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Howland Chamberlain | Thorpe | Unowned |
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Dean White | Novak | Unowned |
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Erskine Sanford | Bullard | Unowned |
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Michael Hall | Rob Stephenson | Unowned |
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Victor Cutler | Woody Merrill | Unowned |
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Claire Du Brey | Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pat Flaherty | Salvage Foreman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jackie Jackson | A Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William H. O'Brien | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bert Stevens | Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Marion Gray | Department Store Customer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jimmy Ames | Jackie (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carol Andrews | Saleswoman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mary Arden | Miss Barbour (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gertrude Astor | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Biby | Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Cheshire | Minister at Wedding (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sidney Clute | Drugstore Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Coleman | Waiter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joyce Compton | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Conaty | Dinner Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Heinie Conklin | Customer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bert Conway | ATC Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Clancy Cooper | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mady Correll | Announcer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roy Darmour | Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hal K. Dawson | Man at Airport (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lawrence Dobkin | Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lester Dorr | Bar Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Dugan | Doorman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Earle | Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Earle | Steese - Bank (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Blake Edwards | Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Billy Engle | Customer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ben Erway | Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Doris June Fesetta | Camera Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tennessee Ernie Ford | Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Louise Franklin | Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Gillette | Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Gordon | Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Herschel Graham | Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Earle Hodgins | Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stuart Holmes | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Hyke | Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Ince | Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Teddy Infuhr | Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Georgia Kane | Singer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Karnes | Technical Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kenner G. Kemp | Dinner Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Donald Kerr | Steve the Bartender (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gene Krupa | Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ethelreda Leopold | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alyn Lockwood | Counter Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wilbur Mack | Man at Airport (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Susan Mann | Announcer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Thomas Martin | Waiter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michael Mauree | Glamour Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Doreen McCann | A Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Peggy McIntyre | Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Russell Meeker | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Chef Milani | Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harold Miller | Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ernesto Molinari | Card Player (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Newell | Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Georgie Nokes | One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joe Palma | Card Player (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leo Penn | ATC Corporal (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Caleb Peterson | Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Norman Phillips Jr. | Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Rice | Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Suzanne Ridgway | Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mickey Roth | Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Loretta Russell | Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ruth Sanderson | Mrs. Garrett (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Sanford | George H. Gibbons (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Noreen Sayles | Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stephen Soldi | Card Player (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Tyrrell | Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Amelita Ward | Counter Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jan Wiley | Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Marek Windheim | Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Catherine Wyler | Department Store Customer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Judy Wyler | Department Store Customer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Wyler | Drug Store customer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Gordon | Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited) | Unowned |