| Description |
1 videodisc (170 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
Samuel Goldwyn collection.
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| Note |
From a novel by MacKinlay Kantor. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1946. |
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Special features: Introduction by Virginia Mayo; interview with Virginia Mayo and Teresa Wright; theatrical trailer. |
| Credits |
Photography, Gregg Toland ; editor, Daniel Mandell ; music, Hugo Friedhofer. |
| Cast |
Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Hoagy Carmichael, Gladys George, Harold Russell, Roman Bohnen, Ray Collins, Victor Cutler. |
| Summary |
Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans after WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, fullscreen; Dolby Digital surround; dual-layer. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English for the hearing impaired, French or Spanish subtitles. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1947): Honorary award (Russell), Best actor (March), Best director, Best film editing, Best music, Best picture, Best supporting actor (Russell), Best writing, screenplay. |
| Subject |
Kantor, MacKinlay, 1904-1977 -- Film adaptations -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Drama -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Veteran reintegration -- United States -- Drama -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Nineteen forties -- Drama -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1946.
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| Genre |
War films.
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Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films United States.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Wyler, William, 1902-1981, film director.
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Goldwyn, Samuel, 1879-1974, film producer.
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Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955, screenwriter.
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Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993, actor.
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March, Fredric, 1897-1975, actor.
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Andrews, Dana, 1909-1992, actor.
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Wright, Teresa, 1918-2005, actor.
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Mayo, Virginia, 1920-2005, actor.
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O'Donnell, Cathy, 1925-1970, actor.
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Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981, actor.
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George, Gladys, 1904-1954, actor.
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Russell, Harold, 1914-2002, actor.
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Bohnen, Roman, 1894-1949, actor.
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Collins, Ray, 1889-1965, actor.
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Cutler, Victor, 1914-1979, actor.
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Toland, Gregg, director of photography.
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Mandell, Daniel, editor of moving image work.
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Friedhofer, Hugo, composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Kantor, MacKinlay, 1904-1977.
Best years of our lives.
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Samuel Goldwyn, Inc., production company.
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Warner Home Video (Firm), distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781624042096 |
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1624042090 |
| Standard No. |
883929280049 |
| Music No. |
2000074748 Warner Home Video |
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