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The Resource The best years of our lives, [presented by] Samuel Goldwyn [Pictures Corporation] ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler

The best years of our lives, [presented by] Samuel Goldwyn [Pictures Corporation] ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler

Label
The best years of our lives
Title
The best years of our lives
Statement of responsibility
[presented by] Samuel Goldwyn [Pictures Corporation] ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. Captain Derry is returning to a loveless marriage, Sergeant Stephenson is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him, and sailor Parrish is tormented by the loss of his hands
Awards note
Academy Awards (1947): Honorary award (Russell), Best actor (March), Best director, Best film editing, Best music, Best picture, Best supporting actor (Russell), Best writing, screenplay.
Cataloging source
OCJ
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Gregg Toland; film editor, Daniel Mandell; music, Hugo Friedhofer
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
In English with optional Spanish soundtrack; optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
PerformerNote
Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Russell, Gladys George, Roman Bohnen, Ray Collins, Victor Cutler
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1905-1993
  • 1897-1975
  • 1909-1992
  • 1918-2005
  • 1920-2005
  • 1925-1970
  • 1899-1981
  • 1914-2002
  • 1904-1954
  • 1894-1949
  • 1889-1965
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Loy, Myrna
  • March, Fredric
  • Andrews, Dana
  • Wright, Teresa
  • Mayo, Virginia
  • O'Donnell, Cathy
  • Carmichael, Hoagy
  • Russell, Harold
  • George, Gladys
  • Bohnen, Roman
  • Collins, Ray
Runtime
168
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Nineteen forties
  • Feature films
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The best years of our lives, [presented by] Samuel Goldwyn [Pictures Corporation] ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler
Instantiates
Distribution
Note
  • Videodisc release of the 1946 motion picture
  • Based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor
  • Special feature: Theatrical trailer
  • Videorecording
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Standard.
Extent
1 videodisc (168 min.)
Isbn
9780792846130
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Physical substance
  • metal
  • plastic
Publisher number
1000682
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocm44613484
  • OCoLC
System details
DVD; Dolby digital mono; standard version
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The best years of our lives, [presented by] Samuel Goldwyn [Pictures Corporation] ; screen play by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by William Wyler
Distribution
Note
  • Videodisc release of the 1946 motion picture
  • Based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor
  • Special feature: Theatrical trailer
  • Videorecording
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Standard.
Extent
1 videodisc (168 min.)
Isbn
9780792846130
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Physical substance
  • metal
  • plastic
Publisher number
1000682
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocm44613484
  • OCoLC
System details
DVD; Dolby digital mono; standard version
Video recording format
DVD

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