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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Comedies Movies, Romance Videos, Recommended, Classic, Essential Cinema, World War II, Social Issues, Small Towns, Small Town Life, AFI Top 100 (1997), AFI Top 100 | | Starring | Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Ray Collins, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Charles Halton, Gladys George, Hoagy Carmichael, Roman Bohnen, Harold Russell | | Director | William Wyler | | Art Director | George Jenkins, Perry Ferguson | | Composer | Hugo Friedhofer | | Costume Designer | Irene Sharaff | | Director of Photography | Gregg Toland | | Editor | Daniel Mandell | | Producer | Samuel Goldwyn | | Set Designer | Julia Heron | | Writer | Robert E. Sherwood |
Black & White; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack Spanish; Academy Awards Perhaps the most memorable film about the aftermath of World War II, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES unfolds with the homecoming of three veterans to the same small town. The leads all touch emotional truths: Myrna Loy seems able to express longing, joy, fear and surprise--mostly with her back turned--in a particularly poignant welcome home. The movie never glosses over the reality of altered lives and the inability to communicate the experience of war on the front lines or the home front. A landmark achievement. WWII vet Harold Russell, who lost his hands in the war, is the only person to win two Oscars for the same role, Best Supporting Actor and a special Oscar "for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance." THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES was an original selection to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1989.
This was the first picture for Harold Russell, a nonactor and war veteran who was an actual amputee. His performance brought him critical acclaim, and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as well as a Golden Globe award for Best Non-Professional Acting. He was also given a Special Academy Award for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance in the film. Best Years Of Our Lives Reviews: "Wyler tackles issues of greed, disability, post-traumatic stress and marital crisis with admirable subtlety."
-- Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound
This is the only Harold Russell video. Best Years Of Our Lives | List Price | $14.98 (You save $3.69) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1946 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1464  | | CD Universe Part number | 1168499 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 22, 2008 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 168 Minutes | | Movie Details | B&W; Dolby Noise Reduction |
Best Years Of Our Lives Movie Review Best Years Of Our Lives DVD DVD Features
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Best Years Of Our Lives Video Ballad of a Soldier, Coming Home, Crossfire, From Here to Eternity, Home of the Brave, In Which We Serve, Memphis Belle, Mrs. Miniver, Razor's Edge, Since You Went Away, So Ends Our Night, Walk in the Sun, Waltons - The Complete Eighth Season, War and Remembrance 2 - Boxed Set, Waterloo Bridge Best Years Of Our Lives DVD Awards | Best Actor, Academy Awards, 1946 - Fredric March | | Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards, 1946 - Robert E. Sherwood | | Best Director, Academy Awards, 1946 - William Wyler | | Best Film Editing, Academy Awards, 1946 | | Best Original Score, Academy Awards, 1946 - Hugo Friedhofer | | Best Picture, Academy Awards, 1946 | | Best Supporting Actor, Academy Awards, 1946 - Harold Russell | | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, Academy Awards, 1946 - Samuel Goldwyn | | Special Achievement Awards, Academy Awards, 1946 - Harold Russell |
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