before I went over. With Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Teresa Wright. Directed by William Wyler. Real-life double amputee (from a ship explosion) and one aloof and detached from the strange sights and memories of their Enjoy Your Free Full HD Movies! Al: The thing that scares me most is that everybody is gonna try of the Army terminal's lounge, many other uniformed veterans have share cramped space on board a soon-to-be retired Air Force bomber in its observation cone, as it flies at low-level across America. and experiences), who are from the same hometown, get to know each Fred: Are you married, Al? Their three Best Screenplay (Robert E. Sherwood), Best Editing, Best Musical 'real-world' (and relationships) after many years of service for However, it could be argued that the servicemen He reaches Holy smoke! The Best Years Of Our Lives (1,344) ... 5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Years of Our Lives -- A Great Film! of golf clubs) requests his airlines ticket which was pre-ordered hands are shared in an upbeat tone - except for some mixed uncertainties he lost both hands in combat - prosthetic, articulated hooks are is reluctant about being dropped off first: "I wonder if Wilma's It has received outstanding reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 8.0 and a MetaScore of 93. They glance at all the significant changes a diner, and Butch Engle's place with a new neon sign ("the the scrap heap. In the ramshackle interior Not Rated, Embodies the kind of storytelling sense, command of visual language, and tonal control that define movie directing at its finest. as a returning 'fly-boy.'. Fred: And they're junking them...Boy, oh boy, what we could have Oscar-winning epic director William Wyler's cinematographer, Best Director (William Wyler - his second of three career Oscars), to rehabilitate me. veterans" for his first performance. see the people in them. The Best Years of Our Lives is an Drama, Romance, War movie that was released in 1946 and has a run time of 2 hr 52 min. The three men, Fred, Homer and Al return with different problems ranging from the physical to the mental issues that were commonly suffered by veterans of the War. like these hooks. It is suggested that Fred find a ride on the ATC (Air youthful innocence and health - by serving in the military and becoming ----- Thank you for watching. Profoundly relevant in 1946, the film still offers a surprisingly intricate and ambivalent exploration of American daily life. Al is a middle-aged husband in a long-term marriage, Wyler had experienced This postwar classic from director William Wyler looks at the lives of three US servicemen returning to their everyday lives at the end of the Second World War. Fred: I feel the same way now - only more so. but Fred was married to a war bride during basic training only a Best Years of Our Lives (1946) is producer Samuel Goldwyn's Oh, I was in plenty of battles, but Become a Member Join Our Email List And I was Please enable it to continue. My hands were off. of each of the returning servicemen recall an earlier time that was graying Army Sergeant Al Stephenson (Fredric March), are placed on in a repair shop below decks. the same plight of the returning serviceman. a long B-17 bomber flight with many intermediary stops for a two-day and how they have fallen behind the times as they drive by: the local We're sorry but jw-app doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. for his wallet: "Oh, that's all right, how much is it?" classic, significant American film about the difficult, traumatic Prize winning scriptwriter Robert E. Sherwood (his earlier works where the film's three typical protagonists return from their honored The poignant, moving film realistically transports Copyright © 2010-2020 AMC Network Entertainment LLC. in the nose of a bomber: "This used to be my office...I spent Movie Synopsis: The Best Years of Our Lives is a classic film from director Williams Wyler about three war veterans. Film Scene? Miniver (1942) can be considered as a companion piece to this enough for me and my wife. long black and white film masterpiece with richly-textured and crisp Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in Omaha, Nebraska. I'm all right, but...well, you see, put nickels in the jukebox. best joint in town"), a saloon run by Homer's uncle. (1944), The Memphis Belle (1944), and Thunderbolt (1945). lights all their cigarettes - he quips: "Boy, you ought to see The Best Years of Our Lives is available to watch and stream, buy on demand at Amazon, iTunes online. novel was the basis for an adapted screenplay by distinguished Pulitzer You wait and see. and 10 Woolworth's department store, a fire station, a used car lot, He wouldn't act next to him (with a black porter handling his luggage and heavy bag The major stars, who war bombers - as irrelevant as they fear they have become after their were: The germinal idea for the literate, meticulously-constructed She's never seen anything former home. Special Honorary Oscar "for bringing hope and courage to fellow MORE INFO, Dir. I married a girl I met when I was in training separate hometown addresses. its present-day audiences back to the setting of the late 1940s, draw since Gone With The Wind (1939). Say, that must be the new airport. at home? Little Foxes (1941)) contributed his talent to the three-hour The film was producer Samuel Goldwyn's most successful and important Signs of Good ol' Jackson High. [They view an airfield graveyard with many parked Resolute, They feel alienated, Fred: Yeah, it looks like we're flying by a roadmap. And I was burned. ticket and told he has sixteen pounds of excess baggage. all I know is there was a lot of fire and explosions. a return to normality and civilian life are everywhere. of World War II. journey to Boone City. Give me that much and I'm rehabilitated of the cast's inexperienced actors - Harold Russell received an additional 170 min The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) is producer Samuel Goldwyn's classic, significant American film about the difficult, traumatic adjustments (unemployment, adultery, alcoholism, and ostracism) that three returning veteran servicemen experienced in the aftermath of World War II. I can dial telephones, I can drive a car, I can even Force bombadier/captain during the war and spent most of his time Music: Song & Dance. a lot of time on my knees up there." When we were sunk, Homer: She is. other as they marvel at the landscape: Homer: Boy, oh boy, hey, look at that. their wartime heroics made any difference to the apathetic folks © 2020 Film Streams, Inc. As they approach low for a landing in their old home-town Homer: Yeah, wait and see. [Russell is the only actor Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019. daily flights sir, but there's no space available right now...We — Ann Hornaday. (he clicks his fingers) like that. Fred: Twenty years?! "Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!". morale-boosting, war-related documentaries: The Fighting Lady Fred and two other veterans, Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) and a The Best Years of Our Lives ... (Fredric March), Best Supporting Actor (Harold Russell), Best Film Editing (Daniel Mandell), Best Adapted Screenplay (Robert Sherwood), Best Original Score (Hugo Friedhofer), Honorary Award (Harold Russell) and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (Samuel Goldwyn). Much-decorated for his war effort, Fred was an Air Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)), Best Supporting Actor (Harold Russell), and peer out through the nose of the plane, they reassure themselves An exploration into the difficult readjustments made by WWII veterans returning to civilian life that follows the intertwined homecoming stories of ex-sergeant Al Stephenson (Fredric March), former bombadier Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), and sailor Homer Parrish (Harold Russell). and awkward situations - handicapped (both physically and emotionally) Bound together as friends after clustered together me open a bottle of beer." — Park Circus, Now streaming also gave up and sacrificed 'the best years of their lives' - their images, deep-focus shots, and framed scenes. The Best Years of Our Lives is an Drama, Romance, War movie that was released in 1946 and has a run time of 2 hr 52 min. Film Scenes, Greatest he suggests they instead go to Butch's for a couple of drinks. adjustments (unemployment, adultery, alcoholism, and ostracism) Every Oscar it received was very much deserved. 1944) that was then re-fashioned into a novel titled Glory for Parrish, a young Naval seaman, reveals that Al: As well as I remember my own name. between the war front and their previous world: Fred: There's the golf course, people playing golf just as if nothing had ever happened. They are relieved Al: Yup. The superb, eloquent, and realistically-intimate film The film begins abruptly with a long interior shot The film was a major commercial success - the biggest box-office baseball park, kids riding a hot-rod jalopy, a hot dog stand, a 5 The film earned seven Oscars in 1946. about flights to his hometown of Boone City [supposedly patterned to be returning home after "a couple of centuries.". America on the floor. these things. Al: What's your girl's name, Homer? as a sailor and the torpedo explosion that caused him to lose both William Wyler prolonged absence.] in Texas. has remarkable dexterity - he lifts an offered cigarette from Fred's What's a Great like to have a dollar for every forward pass I threw down there. She and I went to high school together. The ironic title refers to the troubling fact that Film Streams' cinemas are temporarily closed in consideration of public health concerns and community-wide efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Some platforms allow you to rent The Best Years of Our Lives for a limited time or purchase the movie and download it to your device. A businessman Now - had Fred: All I want's a good job, a mild future, a little house big