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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946): Where to Watch & Stream · TV Tonight

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 · 2h 51m · Movie

The Best Years of Our Lives

Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!

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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.

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In theaters: November 22, 1946

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Dana Andrews
Fred Derry
Fredric March
Al Stephenson
Harold Russell
Homer Parrish
Teresa Wright
Peggy Stephenson
Myrna Loy
Milly Stephenson

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