The Best Years of Our Lives

Rare card · No. 30971

The Best Years of Our Lives (also known as Glory for Me and Home Again) is a 1946 American epic drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Russell. The film depicts three United States servicemen returning from World War II and re-adjusting to societal changes and civilian life. The men come from different military branches, with different ranks that do not correspond with their civilian social class backgrounds. The film is credited for its portrayal of post-World War II era hardships and of reincorporation of veterans into society after their often traumatic terms in the US military. It is one of the earliest films to address such issues, dealing with concerns such as PTSD and a resurgence of isolationist policy. There are prescient references to nuclear destruction, and to reintegration policies with veterans that extended into the Vietnam War era and beyond. The Best Years of Our Lives was a critical...

Read on Wikipedia · Image "Copyright 1946 RKO Radio Pictures Inc.", Public domain