Plot
The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordinary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancée's feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home.
Written by
Robert E. Sherwood, MacKinlay Kantor
Directed by
William Wyler
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Languages
English
Awards
Won 7 Oscars. 21 wins & 3 nominations total