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(1946)The plot centers around the reintegration into society of three WWII soldiers, each from a different background. Al Stephenson resumes his influential banking role but struggles to balance his loyalty to fellow servicemen with new business realities. Fred Derry, an average laborer, finds it challenging to maintain employment and reconstruct his marriage. Homer Parrish, who lost both hands in the war, questions if his fiancée still loves him or simply pities him. Each soldier encounters a personal crisis upon returning home, mirroring the experiences of numerous American veterans who encountered a foreign world upon their arrival.
December. 25,1946
2 hr 51 min
William Wyler
Robert E. Sherwood
RKO Radio Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Productions
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