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The Best Years of Our Lives

Summary: Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
Runtime: 2 h 50 min
MPAA: Approved

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 2,100,000
Domestic: $ 23,650,000
International: $ 11,347
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