The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 | Drama | USA | Directed by William Wyler
Overview
Three veterans return home to a changed America: a banker, a sailor, and an airman who lost both hands, played by real veteran Harold Russell. Divorce, alcoholism, lost jobs, and quiet endurance. Won eight Oscars and moved postwar audiences to record tears. The greatest film about coming home from war, because it told the truth.
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