Die besten Jahre unseres Lebens

Die besten Jahre unseres Lebens

19462hr 52min
critics rating 98%98%
audience rating 93%93%

In einer Zeit, in der die Schatten des Zweiten Weltkriegs noch über Amerika liegen, erzählt dieser Film die bewegende Geschichte dreier Veteranen, die in ihre Heimat zurückkehren. Die Männer sehen sich mit den unsichtbaren Narben des Krieges konfrontiert, während sie versuchen, sich wieder in ein ziviles Leben einzufinden. Die Handlung taucht tief in ihre persönlichen Kämpfe ein und zeigt, wie unterschiedlich jeder von ihnen mit den Herausforderungen der Rückkehr umgeht – von zerbrochenen Träumen bis hin zu unerwarteten Chancen.

Mit einer Mischung aus Melancholie und Hoffnung zeichnet der Film ein einfühlsames Porträt der menschlichen Widerstandsfähigkeit. Die Charaktere verkörpern die vielfältigen Facetten der Nachkriegszeit – von der Entfremdung in der eigenen Familie bis zur Suche nach neuem Sinn. Die ergreifenden Darstellungen und die tiefgründige Erzählweise machen diesen Film zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis, das die emotionalen und sozialen Folgen des Krieges einfängt. Eine Hommage an die Kraft der Gemeinschaft und die ungebrochene Hoffnung, selbst in den dunkelsten Stunden.

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Cast

William Wyler

Drug Store customer (uncredited)

William Wyler

Ray Collins

Mr. Milton

Ray Collins

Virginia Mayo

Marie Derry

Virginia Mayo

Teresa Wright

Peggy Stephenson

Teresa Wright

Fredric March

Al Stephenson

Fredric March

Myrna Loy

Milly Stephenson

Myrna Loy

Dana Andrews

Fred Derry

Dana Andrews

Cathy O'Donnell

Wilma Cameron

Cathy O'Donnell

Hoagy Carmichael

Butch Engle

Hoagy Carmichael

Gertrude Astor

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Don Beddoe

Mr. Cameron

Don Beddoe

Ray Teal

Mr. Mollett

Ray Teal

Joyce Compton

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Walter Baldwin

Mr. Parrish

Walter Baldwin

Earle Hodgins

Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Tom Dugan

Doorman (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Steve Cochran

Cliff Scully

Steve Cochran

Lawrence Dobkin

Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

Dorothy Adams

Mrs. Cameron

Dorothy Adams

Donald Kerr

Steve the Bartender (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Robert Karnes

Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert Karnes

Suzanne Ridgway

Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Lester Dorr

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Charles Halton

Bert Stevens

Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Gladys George

Hortense Derry

Gladys George

Claire Du Brey

Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

Sidney Clute

Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

Sidney Clute

Herschel Graham

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Ralph Sanford

George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Heinie Conklin

Customer (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Clancy Cooper

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Harold Russell

Homer Parrish

Harold Russell

Jackie Jackson

A Boy (uncredited)

Jackie Jackson

Edward Biby

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Pat Flaherty

Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Stuart Holmes

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Minna Gombell

Mrs. Parrish

Minna Gombell

Harold Miller

Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)

Harold Miller

John Ince

Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)

John Ince

William H. O'Brien

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Wilbur Mack

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Edward Earle

Steese - Bank (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Dick Gordon

Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Marek Windheim

Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)

Marek Windheim

Howland Chamberlain

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Roman Bohnen

Pat Derry

Roman Bohnen

William Newell

Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

William Newell

Erskine Sanford

Jack Rice

Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Jack Rice

Catherine Wyler

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Catherine Wyler

Jan Wiley

Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)

Jan Wiley

Kenner G. Kemp

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Hal K. Dawson

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Ethelreda Leopold

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Joe Palma

Card Player (uncredited)

Joe Palma

Amelita Ward

Counter Girl (uncredited)

Amelita Ward

John Tyrrell

Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

Gene Krupa

Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gene Krupa

Teddy Infuhr

Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)

Teddy Infuhr

Harry Cheshire

Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire

James Conaty

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

James Conaty

Loretta Russell

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Mary Arden

Miss Barbour (uncredited)

Mary Arden

Jimmy Ames

Jackie (uncredited)

Jimmy Ames

Georgie Nokes

One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)

Georgie Nokes

Norman Phillips Jr.

Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)

Norman Phillips Jr.

Ray Hyke

Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)

Ray Hyke

Mady Correll

Announcer (uncredited)

Mady Correll

Peggy McIntyre

Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Peggy McIntyre

Roy Darmour

Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

Roy Darmour

Carol Andrews

Saleswoman (uncredited)

Carol Andrews

Doreen McCann

A Girl (uncredited)

Doreen McCann

Ruth Sanderson

Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)

Ruth Sanderson

Thomas Martin

Waiter (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

Billy Engle

Customer (uncredited)

Billy Engle

Stephen Soldi

Card Player (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

Chef Milani

Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Chef Milani

Victor Cutler

Woody Merrill

Victor Cutler

Ben Erway

Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)

Ben Erway

Louise Franklin

Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

Louise Franklin

Judy Wyler

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Judy Wyler

Dean White

Ernesto Molinari

Card Player (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

Dick Earle

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Dick Earle

Russell Meeker

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Russell Meeker

Marion Gray

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Marion Gray

Caleb Peterson

Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)

Caleb Peterson

Marlene Aames

Luella Parrish

Marlene Aames

Bert Conway

ATC Sergeant (uncredited)

Bert Conway

Alyn Lockwood

Counter Girl (uncredited)

Alyn Lockwood

Dick Gordon

Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Tom Coleman

Waiter (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Doris June Fesetta

Camera Girl (uncredited)

Doris June Fesetta

Mickey Roth

Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

Mickey Roth

Michael Hall

Rob Stephenson

Michael Hall

Blake Edwards

Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)

Blake Edwards

Harry Gillette

Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)

Harry Gillette

Georgia Kane

Singer (uncredited)

Georgia Kane

Susan Mann

Announcer (uncredited)

Susan Mann

Michael Mauree

Glamour Girl (uncredited)

Michael Mauree

Leo Penn

ATC Corporal (uncredited)

Leo Penn

Noreen Sayles

Girl (uncredited)

Noreen Sayles