The best years of our lives
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Wyler, William, 1902-1981, film director.
Goldwyn, Samuel, 1879-1974, film producer.
Sherwood, Robert E. 1896-1955, screenwriter.
Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993, actor.
March, Fredric, 1897-1975, actor.
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2012].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen ver.
ISBN
9781624042096, 1624042090
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (170 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Available from Another Library
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2012].
Edition
Full screen ver.
Language
English
ISBN
9781624042096, 1624042090
UPC
883929280049

Notes

General Note
From a novel by MacKinlay Kantor.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
General Note
Special features: Introduction by Virginia Mayo; interview with Virginia Mayo and Teresa Wright; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Gregg Toland ; editor, Daniel Mandell ; music, Hugo Friedhofer.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans after WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives.
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.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Kantor, MacKinlay, -- 1904-1977 -- Film adaptations.
Nineteen forties -- Drama.
Romance films.
Veteran reintegration -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Drama.
Other Subjects
French subtitles.
Spanish subtitles.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wyler, W., Goldwyn, S., Sherwood, R. E. 1., Loy, M., March, F., Andrews, D., Wright, T., Mayo, V., O'Donnell, C., Carmichael, H., George, G., Russell, H., Bohnen, R., Collins, R., Cutler, V., Toland, G., Mandell, D., Friedhofer, H., & Kantor, M. (2012). The best years of our lives (Full screen ver.). Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Wyler et al.. 2012. The Best Years of Our Lives. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Wyler et al.. The Best Years of Our Lives Warner Home Video, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wyler, William, et al. The Best Years of Our Lives Full screen ver., Warner Home Video, 2012.

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