
The Best Years of Our Lives
Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!
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.
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About The Best Years of Our Lives
- Directors
- William Wyler
- Cast
- Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Harold Russell, Teresa Wright, Myrna Loy, Cathy O'Donnell
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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