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The best years of our lives [videorecording] / [presented by] Samuel Goldwyn [Pictures Corporation] ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler.

Summary:

Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. Captain Derry is returning to a loveless marriage, Sergeant Stephenson is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him, and sailor Parrish is tormented by the loss of his hands.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792846133
  • ISBN: 9780792846130
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (168 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor.
Full screen presentation.
Originally released as motion picture in 1946.
Special feature: Theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Gregg Toland; film editor, Daniel Mandell; music, Hugo Friedhofer.
Participant or Performer Note:
Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Russell, Gladys George, Roman Bohnen, Ray Collins, Victor Cutler.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:
In English with optional Spanish soundtrack; optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
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:
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Drama.
Nineteen forties > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Available copies

  • 11 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Marion Library DVD BES (Text) 37810435580831 Adult Video Available -
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