BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946) Watch Trailer

BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946)

Special Features: New 4K Restoration. Free screening for Silver Cinema Club members!

Three American servicemen (Fredric March, Dana Andrews and Harold Russell) return to their hometown and struggle with the challenges of post-war life in this epic drama from writer Robert E. Sherwood and director William Wyler, which was the biggest box-office hit of its year and won seven Oscars®, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (March), Best Supporting Actor (newcomer Russell) and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also received a Special Academy Award® for real-life World War II veteran Russell "for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans." (Note adapted from The Academy Film Archive). DIR William Wyler; SCR Robert E. Sherwood, from the novella "Glory for Me" by MacKinlay Kantor; PROD Samuel Goldwyn. U.S., 1946, b&w, 172 min. NOT RATED

Restored by The Academy Film Archive, The Library of Congress and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.

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Run Time: 172 Minutes

Opening Date: Monday, May 29, 2023

Genre: War drama

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AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
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