The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

171 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Dec. 25, 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.

The Best Years of Our Lives

171 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Dec. 25, 1946

The Best Years of Our Lives
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers RKO Radio Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Original title The Best Years of Our Lives
Directors William Wyler
Writers MacKinlay Kantor, Robert E. Sherwood

Cast

Myrna Loy

as Milly Stephenson

Fredric March

as Al Stephenson

Dana Andrews

as Fred Derry

Teresa Wright

as Peggy Stephenson

Virginia Mayo

as Marie Derry

Cathy O'Donnell

as Wilma Cameron

Hoagy Carmichael

as Butch Engle

Harold Russell

as Homer Parrish

Gladys George

as Hortense Derry

Roman Bohnen

as Pat Derry

Ray Collins

as Mr. Milton

Minna Gombell

as Mrs. Parrish

Walter Baldwin

as Mr. Parrish

Steve Cochran

as Cliff Scully

Dorothy Adams

as Mrs. Cameron

Don Beddoe

as Mr. Cameron

Marlene Aames

as Luella Parrish

Charles Halton

as Prew

Ray Teal

as Mr. Mollett

Dean White

as Novak

Erskine Sanford

as Bullard

Michael Hall

as Rob Stephenson

Victor Cutler

as Woody Merrill

Claire Du Brey

as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

as Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

Jackie Jackson

as A Boy (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Man at Airport/Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Marion Gray

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)