"Three wonderful loves in the best picture of the year!"

1946

2h 51m

7.8(692 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

104 members

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Dana Andrews

Fred Derry

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Fredric March

Al Stephenson

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Harold Russell

Homer Parrish

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Teresa Wright

Peggy Stephenson

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Myrna Loy

Milly Stephenson

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Cathy O'Donnell

Wilma Cameron

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Virginia Mayo

Marie Derry

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Hoagy Carmichael

Butch Engle

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Gladys George

Hortense Derry

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Roman Bohnen

Pat Derry

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Ray Collins

Mr. Milton

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Minna Gombell

Mrs. Parrish

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Walter Baldwin

Mr. Parrish

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Steve Cochran

Cliff Scully

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Dorothy Adams

Mrs. Cameron

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Don Beddoe

Mr. Cameron

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Marlene Aames

Luella Parrish

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Charles Halton

Prew

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Ray Teal

Mr. Mollett

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Howland Chamberlain

Thorpe

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Dean White

Novak

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Erskine Sanford

Bullard

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Michael Hall

Rob Stephenson

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Victor Cutler

Woody Merrill

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Claire Du Brey

Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

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Pat Flaherty

Salvage Foreman (uncredited)

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Jackie Jackson

A Boy (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Man at Airport / Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Marion Gray

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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Jimmy Ames

Jackie (uncredited)

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Carol Andrews

Saleswoman (uncredited)

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Mary Arden

Miss Barbour (uncredited)

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Gertrude Astor

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Harry Cheshire

Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

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Sidney Clute

Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Waiter (uncredited)

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Joyce Compton

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Heinie Conklin

Customer (uncredited)

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Bert Conway

ATC Sergeant (uncredited)

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Clancy Cooper

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Mady Correll

Announcer (uncredited)

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Roy Darmour

Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

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Hal K. Dawson

Man at Airport (uncredited)

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Lawrence Dobkin

Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

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Lester Dorr

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Tom Dugan

Doorman (uncredited)

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Dick Earle

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Edward Earle

Steese - Bank (uncredited)

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Blake Edwards

Corporal at ATC Counter (uncredited)

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Billy Engle

Customer (uncredited)

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Ben Erway

Lou Latham - Bank (uncredited)

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Doris June Fesetta

Camera Girl (uncredited)

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Tennessee Ernie Ford

Nightclub/Hillbilly Singer (uncredited)

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Louise Franklin

Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)

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Harry Gillette

Card Player at Lucia's (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Earle Hodgins

Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Ray Hyke

Gus - Salvage Worker (uncredited)

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John Ince

Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)

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Teddy Infuhr

Dexter - Brat in Drugstore (uncredited)

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Georgia Kane

Singer (uncredited)

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Robert Karnes

Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

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Kenner G. Kemp

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

Steve the Bartender (uncredited)

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Gene Krupa

Musician - Drum Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Ethelreda Leopold

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Alyn Lockwood

Counter Girl (uncredited)

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Wilbur Mack

Man at Airport (uncredited)

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Susan Mann

Announcer (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Waiter (uncredited)

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Michael Mauree

Glamour Girl (uncredited)

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Doreen McCann

A Girl (uncredited)

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Peggy McIntyre

Girl at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

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Russell Meeker

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Chef Milani

Giuseppe - Lucia's Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Wealthy Man at Nightclub (uncredited)

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Ernesto Molinari

Card Player (uncredited)

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William Newell

Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

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Georgie Nokes

One of Homer's 'Kids' (uncredited)

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Joe Palma

Card Player (uncredited)

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Leo Penn

ATC Corporal (uncredited)

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Caleb Peterson

Black Soldier at Airfield (uncredited)

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Norman Phillips Jr.

Clarence 'Sticky' Merkle (uncredited)

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Jack Rice

Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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Suzanne Ridgway

Girl at Table with Cliff (uncredited)

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Mickey Roth

Boy at Soda Fountain - Mollett Scene (uncredited)

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Loretta Russell

Bank Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Ruth Sanderson

Mrs. Garrett (uncredited)

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Ralph Sanford

George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

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Noreen Sayles

Girl (uncredited)

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Stephen Soldi

Card Player (uncredited)

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John Tyrrell

Angus - Butch's Waiter (uncredited)

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Amelita Ward

Counter Girl (uncredited)

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Jan Wiley

Perfume Saleswoman (uncredited)

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Marek Windheim

Waiter at Lucia's Restaurant (uncredited)

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Catherine Wyler

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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Judy Wyler

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

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William Wyler

Drug Store customer (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)

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