Billy Wilder, who had won the Academy Award for Best Director the previous year with The Lost Weekend(1945), hailed it as “the best-directed film I’ve ever seen in my life.”
You have to appreciate the irony: the banker who comes out of the war a sergeant and the soda-jerk winds up an Army Air Corps captain. I never tire of watching this film.
Me too. She’s the only actor nominated for an Oscar for her first 3 films (Little Foxes, Mrs Miniver and Pride Of The Yankees) and was the youngest actor to have a 3rd Oscar nomination (she was 24 when she was nominated for Pride Of The Yankees) and held that record for 70 years until Jennifer Lawrence broke her record. But this is my favourite from her, also starred in The Rainmaker (1997) directed by Francis Ford Coppola who considers The Best Years Of Our Lives to be one of his all time favourites (Teresa Wright admired him for that film and his efforts and determination on Apocalypse Now).
Best Years- (for the love of- The Best Years of our lives) Long ago, when I came in a wounded world portrayed in film had more emotion joy and thrill than winning at that lottery till the longing queues lucky to find a seat to view for the first time The quintessential homeward friends who had the chance to start again against a world unknown and strange to overcome their damaged frames Each character just like you and I Al and Fred and Homer strived like musketeers of 45' So well defined yet scarred so deep from combat fort there to repeat a greater fight against the change where world moved on they stayed the same Made up it may be the on screen No greater reality I've seen in life than these fictitious beings Who play their part without an end I'll watch you till my senses send a message to my brain and say Best years I wished I'd lived your way Michael Ball, author, poet, artist and composer, but most of all being blessed to love a timeless masterpiece
It’s amazing that 70 years later this movie still delivers. Excellent in every way. Watched it numerous times
Me too
Billy Wilder, who had won the Academy Award for Best Director the previous year with The Lost Weekend(1945), hailed it as “the best-directed film I’ve ever seen in my life.”
You have to appreciate the irony: the banker who comes out of the war a sergeant and the
soda-jerk winds up an Army Air Corps captain. I never tire of watching this film.
One of the best movies I have seen. As a veteran, I could relate.
T E R E S A...W R I G H T was the heart & soul of this film.
No, Kathy O’Donnell was.
Wish movies were half this good today. My all time favorite movie! No exceptions. The best movie with emotions.
My favorite too!
Too bad that there are no directors as good as William Wyler.
I always loved Teresa Wright .
Watch her BONANZA EPISODE
She'd be over 100 now.
I could Marry her
Stand in line pal!🤗
Me too. She’s the only actor nominated for an Oscar for her first 3 films (Little Foxes, Mrs Miniver and Pride Of The Yankees) and was the youngest actor to have a 3rd Oscar nomination (she was 24 when she was nominated for Pride Of The Yankees) and held that record for 70 years until Jennifer Lawrence broke her record. But this is my favourite from her, also starred in The Rainmaker (1997) directed by Francis Ford Coppola who considers The Best Years Of Our Lives to be one of his all time favourites (Teresa Wright admired him for that film and his efforts and determination on Apocalypse Now).
Simply amazing watching these actors at their craft
yes perfect......and love Teresa Wright always
Teresa Wright-be still my beating heart.
I love watching this movie on DVD. The entire music soundtrack is extremely beautiful.
This is one of my favorite scenes. That little kid cracks me up: "My name ain't Bud!" What a brat!
Such a wonderful movie.
Dana Andrews should have gotten an Oscar for this. He is so good.
She intuited immediately Fred's embarrassment.
You mean just the fact that he had to work there selling women's perfumes?..
Perfect movie
Dag Wood perfect movie huh? “ and for what?”
Best Years- (for the love of- The Best Years of our lives)
Long ago, when I came in
a wounded world portrayed in film
had more emotion joy and thrill
than winning at that lottery till
the longing queues lucky to find
a seat to view for the first time
The quintessential homeward friends
who had the chance to start again
against a world unknown and strange
to overcome their damaged frames
Each character just like you and I
Al and Fred and Homer strived like musketeers of 45'
So well defined yet scarred so deep
from combat fort there to repeat
a greater fight against the change
where world moved on they stayed the same
Made up it may be the on screen
No greater reality I've seen
in life than these fictitious beings
Who play their part without an end
I'll watch you till my senses send
a message to my brain and say
Best years I wished I'd lived your way
Michael Ball, author, poet, artist and composer, but most of all being blessed to love a timeless masterpiece
Theresa Wright was also great in Shadow of Doubt 1943 directed by Alfred Hitchcock
1:15 The transition from death glare to phony smile always kills me. Dana Andrews was a great actor.
I never noticed that before! Thanks for pointing that out! Funny!
Obra maestra total,una de mis películas favoritas.
I always wondered how many takes, it took, to get the little plane to fly directly into Teresa Wrights hands ??
Agree 100%
$2.98 for a small bottle of lotion. It's not much more for a large bottle today.
That $16 perfume was kind of a surprise too.
Doug N, Calculate for inflation, this was filmed in the 40s
@@landfair123 I checked a converter for what money was worth then/now...16.00 in 1944 would be equal to a little over 200.00 today!
There was a noir element to this scene - their little secret conversation
Wow! Who’s that brunette standing in the background in the thumbnail?? What a dame!!!😘😘😘😘😘