---
title: 'The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Wyler'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 172
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-best-years-of-our-lives-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036868/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

1946 · 172 min · Drama, War · United States


## Synopsis

The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 American epic drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Russell. The film depicts three United States servicemen returning from World War II and re-adjusting to societal changes and civilian life. The men come from different military branches, with different ranks that do not correspond with their civilian social class backgrounds.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Wyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wyler)
- **Screenplay:** [MacKinlay Kantor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mackinlay-kantor), [Robert E. Sherwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-e-sherwood)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hugo Friedhofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-friedhofer)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Goldwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-goldwyn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gregg Toland](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregg-toland)
- **Editor:** [Daniel Mandell](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mandell)

## Cast

- [Edward Earle](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-earle)
- [Virginia Mayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-mayo)
- [Ray Teal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-teal)
- [Charles Halton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-halton)
- [Teresa Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/teresa-wright)
- [Minna Gombell](https://cinepixo.com/people/minna-gombell)
- [Harold Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-miller)
- [Myrna Loy](https://cinepixo.com/people/myrna-loy)
- [Blake Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/blake-edwards)
- [Cathy O'Donnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathy-o-donnell)
- [Walter Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-baldwin)
- [Roman Bohnen](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-bohnen)
- [Howland Chamberlain](https://cinepixo.com/people/howland-chamberlain)
- [Sidney Clute](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-clute)
- [Dorothy Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-adams)

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