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Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. Captain Derry is returning to a loveless marriage, Sergeant Stephenson is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him, and sailor Parrish is tormented by the loss of his...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Best years of our lives (Motion picture).
Corporate Authors: Samuel Goldwyn, Inc, MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Goldwyn, Samuel, 1879-1974, Wyler, William, 1902-1981, Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955, Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993, March, Fredric, 1897-1975, Andrews, Dana, 1909-1992, Wright, Teresa, 1918-2005, Mayo, Virginia, 1920-2005, O'Donnell, Cathy, 1925-1970, Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981, Russell, Harold, 1914-2002, George, Gladys, 1904-1954, Bohnen, Roman, 1894-1949, Collins, Ray, 1889-1965, Cutler, Victor, 1914-1979, Kantor, MacKinlay, 1904-1977
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. Sound tracks: English and Spanish, with optional subtitles in French and Spanish.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2000]
Edition:Standard version.
Subjects:
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Drama.
Nineteen forties > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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Summary:Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. Captain Derry is returning to a loveless marriage, Sergeant Stephenson is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him, and sailor Parrish is tormented by the loss of his hands.
Item Description:Originally released as motion picture in 1946.
Based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor.
Special feature: Original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (168 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, mono.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1946: Best Motion Picture (Samuel Goldwyn Productions), Best Directing (William Wyler), Best Actor (Fredric March {"Al Stephenson"}), Best Writing (Screenplay) (Robert E. Sherwood), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Harold Russell {"Homer Parrish"}), Best Film Editing (Daniel Mandell), Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) (Hugo Friedhofer), Special Award (To Harold Russell for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance in 'The best years of our lives')
Production Credits:Director of photography, Gregg Toland ; film editor, Daniel Mandell ; music, Hugo Friedhofer.
ISBN:0792846133