1946 · 2h 50m · Drama, Romance, War
The Best Years of Our Lives
Directed byWilliam Wyler
IMDb
8.1
77.3K votes
Metacritic
93
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Rotten Tomatoes
97%
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Released Nov 21, 1946 by RKO Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Productions
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Critics (Metacritic)93
Audience (IMDb x 10)81
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 12 points.
Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Director
- William Wyler
- Music
- Hugo Friedhofer
- Cinematography
- Gregg Toland
- Editing
- Daniel Mandell
- Producers
- Samuel Goldwyn
9 nominations, 8 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1947Fredric March
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 1947Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1947Robert E. Sherwood
- WonSpecial Award · Academy Awards 1947Harold Russell
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 1947William Wyler
- NominatedBest Sound · Academy Awards 1947Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
- WonBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1947Daniel Mandell
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1947Harold Russell
- WonBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1947Hugo Friedhofer
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