The Best Years of Our Lives 77 years old

Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!

The Best Years of Our Lives

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

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The Best Years of Our Lives Cast

Name Character
Dana Andrews He was 37, 83 years old when he died as Fred Derry
Teresa Wright She was 28, 86 years old when she died as Peggy Stephenson
Hoagy Carmichael He was 47, 82 years old when he died as Butch Engle
Ray Teal He was 44, 74 years old when he died as Mr. Mollett
Gladys George She was 42, 50 years old when she died as Hortense Derry
Myrna Loy She was 41, 88 years old when she died as Milly Stephenson
Fredric March He was 49, 77 years old when he died as Al Stephenson
Virginia Mayo She was 26, 84 years old when she died as Marie Derry
Cathy O'Donnell She was 23, 46 years old when she died as Wilma Cameron
Charles Halton He was 70, 83 years old when he died as Prew
Howland Chamberlain He was 35, 73 years old when he died as Thorpe (as Howland Chamberlin)
Don Beddoe He was 43, 87 years old when he died as Mr. Cameron
Ray Collins He was 57, 75 years old when he died as Mr. Milton
Dorothy Adams She was 46, 88 years old when she died as Mrs. Cameron
Steve Cochran He was 29, 48 years old when he died as Cliff Scully
Minna Gombell She was 54, 80 years old when she died as Mrs. Parrish
Victor Cutler He was 32, 64 years old when he died as Woody Merrill
Claire Du Brey She was 54, 100 years old when she died as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
Harold Russell He was 32, 88 years old when he died as Homer Parrish
Pat Flaherty He was 20, 76 years old when he died as Salvage Foreman (uncredited)
Roman Bohnen He was 45, 47 years old when he died as Pat Derry
Erskine Sanford He was 61, 83 years old when he died as Bullard
Dean White as Novak
Walter Baldwin He was 57, 88 years old when he died as Mr. Parrish

The Best Years of Our Lives Crew

Name Department
Daniel Mandell as Editor. He was 51 (91) years old when He died Editing
George Jenkins as Art Direction. He was 42 (102) years old when He died Art
Julia Heron as Set Decoration. She was 49 (79) years old when She died Art
Hugo Friedhofer as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (80) years old when He died Sound
Perry Ferguson as Art Direction. He was 45 (62) years old when He died Art
Irene Sharaff as Costume Design. She was 36 (83) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
Richard DeWeese as Sound Recordist. Sound
William Wyler as Director. He was 44 (79) years old when He died Directing
MacKinlay Kantor as Novel. He was 42 (73) years old when He died Writing
Samuel Goldwyn as Producer. He was 67 (94) years old when He died Production
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The Best Years of Our Lives (77 years)

Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 25, 1946
  • Runtime: 171 minutes
  • Budget: 2100000.00
  • Revenue: 23650000.00