The Best Years of Our Lives
“Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!”
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 become a nightmare.
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Studio
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Best Years of Our Lives performed
Budget
$2.1M
Worldwide Gross
$23.6M
Gross Profit
$21.6M
Return
11.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Fred Derry
Dana Andrews
Fred Derry
Al Stephenson
Fredric March
Al Stephenson
Homer Parrish
Harold Russell
Homer Parrish
Peggy Stephenson
Teresa Wright
Peggy Stephenson
Milly Stephenson
Myrna Loy
Milly Stephenson
Wilma Cameron
Cathy O'Donnell
Wilma Cameron
Marie Derry
Virginia Mayo
Marie Derry
Butch Engle
Hoagy Carmichael
Butch Engle
Hortense Derry
Gladys George
Hortense Derry
Pat Derry
Roman Bohnen
Pat Derry
Mr. Milton
Ray Collins
Mr. Milton
Mrs. Parrish
Minna Gombell
Mrs. Parrish
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