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Staring:
Fredric March,
Dana Andrews,
Myrna Loy,
Teresa Wright,
Virginia Mayo
Director:
William Wyler
Average Customer Rating: 
List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $10.75
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792846130
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 0792846133
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-07-18
Running Time: 172
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1946 |
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Description
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 becomea nightmare. Captain Fred Derry (Dana Andrews) is returning to a loveless marriage; Sergeant Al Stephenson (Fredric March) is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him; and young sailor Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) is tormented by the loss of his hands. Can these three men find the courage to rebuild their world? Or are the best years of their lives a thing of the past? Featuring a brilliant cast that includes Myrna Loy and Virginia Mayo, this postwar classic garnered* seven OscarsÂ(r), including Best Picture. Heart-wrenching, touching and "filled with emotional dynamite" (The Hollywood Reporter), it remains "one of the best films about war veterans ever made" (American Movie Classics). *1946: Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Writing/Screenplay, Film Editing, Music/Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
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Winner of seven Academy Awards, including best picture, director, actor, and screenplay, William Wyler's brilliant drama about domestic life after World War II remains one of the all-time classics of American cinema. Inspired by a pictorial article about returning soldiers in Life magazine, the story focuses on three war veterans (Fredric March, Dana Andrews, and Harold Russell in unforgettable roles) and their rocky readjustment to civilian life in their Midwestern town of Boone City. Capturing the contradictory moods of America in the mid to late 1940s, this three-hour drama spans a complex range of honest emotions, from joyous celebration and happy reunion to deep-rooted ambivalence and reassessment of personal priorities. A movie milestone when released in 1946, The Best Years of Our Lives still packs a punch with powerful, timeless themes. --Jeff Shannon
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The Best Years of Our Lives, 2009-07-12
Great movie, and it was in good condition, and the seller sent it very quickly.
WOW, 2009-11-19
A good movie i am speechless very amazing movie all the actors are awesome ,the lives of war veterans returning home it is timless and interesting story
Relevant and Realistic., 2009-10-27
This movie chronicles the return home of three soldiers who previously didn't know each other, but as it turns out are all from the same home town. They immediately bond and we see how their lives develop back home from the war days. Each one of them struggles to readjust. One is permanently injured, the other wanting to do more with his life than his previous "soda jerk" job, and the third wondering why his children have grown up. Throughout the film I thought the character with the most distinction was the wife of the banker. She seems very sophisticated all throughout. The movie starts to get a little long about half-way through and then the ending seems a little abrupt. But it is a very relevant film, especially nowadays to any soldiers returning from Afghanistan, and a very revealing film. As it provides insight into life as a returning soldier.
For Returning Soldiers, 2009-09-26
This film is a "must see" for anyone who has a family member or friend returning from war. War changes people and this film captures the change. Beautifully charactered and performed.
Great movie, and they sure don't make women and men like these anymore, 2010-02-21
This is a great movie that has held up really well over time. At the time, it dealt very honestly and realistically with issues of war veterans returning home, and the adjustments their families and relatives have to make. There is the war veteran who returns home with hooks for his hands, there is mention of PTSD, of the inevitable divorces, of difficulty finding work in the postwar economy.
But what makes this such a great movie is that it is a story of love and hope.
There are three love stories in this movie, all in different stages of evolution.
One is a long standing established marriage - the Myrna Loy and Fredric March characters are a middle aged couple who thoroughly understand and still deeply love one another. They fit together like spoons in a drawer. Dare we use the word soulmates here?
In the characters of Harold Russell, the real-life injured veteran, and his girlfriend, played by Cathy O'Donnell, is the classic relationship of the girl-next-door, childhood sweetheart. Russell, the only non-professional actor, is a bit stiff and awkward in his relationship with his girlfriend, and one senses a lack of chemistry here, despite the beautiful Cathy O'Donnell's best efforts at playing the dutiful and faithful girlfriend. Russell did win two Oscars for this role, the only time that has happened in Oscar history.
The best love story is that of the characters of Dana Andrews and the lovely Theresa Wright. First, though, the Dana Andrews character, coming from a humble background, loses his gold digger wife, who divorces him after he loses his job. Wright's character is thoroughly well-bred, independant, and intelligent, having been raised in comfortable upper-middle class surroundings. One senses that in today's world she would have almost certainly entered college and a career of some sort.
The movie ends on a wonderful shot - as they hug and kiss, Dana Andrews telling Theresa Wright: "You'll know what it'll be, don't you, Peggy? It may take us years to get anywhere. We'll have no money, no decent place to live. We'll have to work, get kicked around"
His words only bring out a glowing smile from Theresa Wright, as she understands this to mean that he loves her and they will be doing this struggle in life together henceforth...
Yep, they sure don't make women and men like that anymore.
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