Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 171 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
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.
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- war veteran
- world war ii
- bodily disabled person
- rehabilitation
- black and white
- dramatic
- romantic
- return from war
- ww2 veteran
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Dana Andrews
Fred Derry
Fredric March
Al Stephenson
Harold Russell
Homer Parrish
Teresa Wright
Peggy Stephenson
- Myrna Loy — Milly Stephenson
- Cathy O'Donnell — Wilma Cameron
- Virginia Mayo — Marie Derry
- Hoagy Carmichael — Butch Engle
- Gladys George — Hortense Derry
- Roman Bohnen — Pat Derry
- Ray Collins — Mr. Milton
- Minna Gombell — Mrs. Parrish
- Walter Baldwin — Mr. Parrish
- Steve Cochran — Cliff Scully
- Dorothy Adams — Mrs. Cameron
- Directed
- William Wyler
- Written
- Robert E. Sherwood
Production
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 · 751 ratings
- Studio
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
