The best years of our lives
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Published
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment [distributor, 2000].
Edition
Standard full screen ver.
Language
English
ISBN
0792846133

Notes

General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1946.
General Note
Based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor.
General Note
Special feature: original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Gregg Toland; film editor, Daniel Mandell; music, Hugo Friedhofer.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital mono; Region 1 encoded; NTSC.
Language
English and Spanish soundtracks; English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Language
Closed captioned.
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.
Nineteen forties -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Drama.
Other Subjects
French language materials.
Spanish language materials.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Goldwyn, S., Wyler, W., Loy, M., March, F., Andrews, D., Wright, T., Mayo, V., O'Donnell, C., Carmichael, H., Russell, H., George, G., Bohnen, R., Collins, R., Cutler, V., Sherwood, R. E. 1., Toland, G., & Kantor, M. (2000). The best years of our lives (Standard full screen ver.). MGM Home Entertainment [distributor.

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

Samuel Goldwyn et al.. 2000. The Best Years of Our Lives. MGM Home Entertainment [distributor.

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

Samuel Goldwyn et al.. The Best Years of Our Lives MGM Home Entertainment [distributor, 2000.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Goldwyn, Samuel, et al. The Best Years of Our Lives Standard full screen ver., MGM Home Entertainment [distributor, 2000.

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