In 1946, just a year after the end of World War II, producer Samuel Goldwyn brought out the greatest of all returning-soldier dramas: William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives, adapted by ...

This article appears in the June 23-30, 2014 issue.. There’s a brief scene just a few minutes into William Wyler’s acclaimed war film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) when the three lead ...

Best Years of Our Lives Production: RKO release of Samuel Goldwyn production. Directed by William Wyler. Screenplay, Robert E. Sherwood from MacKinlay Kantor's novel, "Glory for Me." Asst ...

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the classic 1946 film “The Best Years of Our Lives.” Director William Wyler’s post-World War II drama remains one of the most popular movies of all time.

William Wyler’s 1946 drama, ... Another year would pass before “The Best Years of Our Lives,” the perfect film fashioned from Kantor’s imperfect book, opened to enormous acclaim.

When William Wyler returned home after serving in the Second World War—his hearing in one ear irreparably damaged from participating in combat missions over Europe, which he chronicled as a ...

Harold Russell, the disabled World War II veteran who received two Academy Awards for his role in “The Best Years of Our Lives,” has died. He was 88. Russell, who lost both of his hands in an ...

William Wyler won the Best Director Oscar three times for three Best Picture-winning movies, including The Best Years of Our Lives and Ben-Hur. advertisement. Collider.

Three World War II veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. with Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy.