The Best Years of Our Lives

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American drama film film

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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The Best Years of Our Lives canonical 31
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946 film) 3

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Predicate Object
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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William Wyler → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
William Wyler → directed → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Samuel Goldwyn → notableFilm → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
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Arthur Hornblow Jr. → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
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Hoagy Carmichael → portrayedIn → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Hugo Friedhofer → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
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Myrna Loy → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Robert E. Sherwood → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
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Fredric March → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
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Steve Cochran → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Virginia Mayo → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
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Samuel Goldfish → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
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Daniel Mandell → edited → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Teresa Wright → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Teresa Wright → portrayedIn → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Anthony Veiller → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Anthony Veiller → wrote → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Cathy O'Donnell → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Cathy O'Donnell → appearedInFilm → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Roman Bohnen → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946 film)
Dana Andrews → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
Art Smith → notableWork → The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ