The Best Years of Our Lives

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IMDb Votes: 77,300Open on IMDb

Rated: Approved

The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordinary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having lost both hands in a demolition training accident during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancée's feelings are still those of love and not pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home.

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Runtime: 170 min

Awards: Won 7 Oscars. 25 wins & 4 nominations total

Box Office: $23,650,000