The Best Years of Our Lives

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The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 American drama film about World War II veterans struggling to readjust to civilian life after returning home.

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instanceOf American drama film
film
authorOfSourceWork MacKinlay Kantor
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Honorary Academy Award
surface form: Academy Honorary Award
basedOn Glory for Me
character Al Stephenson
Fred Derry
Homer Parrish
cinematographyBy Gregg Toland
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William Wyler
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
editedBy Daniel Mandell
genre drama film
hasHistoricalContext demobilization of American armed forces after World War II
language English
mainTheme World War II veterans' readjustment to civilian life
musicBy Hugo Friedhofer
notableFor casting of nonprofessional actor Harold Russell, a real-life veteran with amputated hands
realistic depiction of returning World War II veterans
portrays difficulties of reintegration into family life
employment challenges for veterans
psychological effects of war
social changes in postwar America
war veteran with physical disability
producer Samuel Goldwyn
productionCompany Samuel Goldwyn Productions
publicationDate 1946
releaseFormat black-and-white film
runtime approximately 172 minutes
screenwriter Robert E. Sherwood
setIn Boone City (fictional American city)
setInPeriod post–World War II era
stars Dana Andrews
Fredric March
Harold Russell
Hoagy Carmichael
Myrna Loy
Teresa Wright
Virginia Mayo
timePeriodOfSetting immediately after World War II

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