Directed by William Wyler and with filming by Gregg Toland, the film standard septenary Academy Awards. Harold Russell, who misused two mitts in the war & played an amputee, received an honorary award "for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance" in the picture. Despite his affecting Oscar-nominated performance, he was non a sales person actor & the Board of Governors assessed Russell's chances of winning the competitory award as a long shot. Just about an hour late, Russell was known as Better Supporting Actor to the turbulent reception. He is the single actor to receive ii Oscar for the equivalent performance.

Academy Award for Best Picture - Samuel Goldwyn, producer Academy Award for Best Actor - Fredric March Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Harold Russell Academy Award for Directing - William Wyler Best Film Editing - Daniel Mandell Best Music Scoring - Hugo Friedhofer Best Writing, Screenplay - Robert E. Sherwood Special Award to Harold Russell

It was nominated for of these farther award Best Healthy Recording - Gordon Sawyer

A film has too been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

A film when well was selected as one of a Our contries Film Institute's C Right Films.

A motion picture's primary actors & their character's title: Myrna Loy .... Milly Stephenson

Fredric March .... Al Stephenson

Dana Andrews .... Fred Derry

Harold Russell .... Homer

Teresa Wright .... Peggy Stephenson

Virginia Mayo .... Marie Derry

Cathy O'Donnell .... Wilma Cameron

Submarine sandwich Carmichael .... Uncle Butch

the picture begins using Fred, Homer, & Al getting hitched the ride around the bomber giving personal to what appears to become a Midwestern city rather Des Moines or even Omaha. Fred was an Air Corp Captaaround & the bombardier in Europe. Homer experienced been in the Navy & wasted his paws because of burns once his ship was hit. Al experienced been an Army Sergeant in the Pacific.

Prior to the war Fred experienced been the soda jerk at a drug store. Al experienced been the loan officer for the Corn Belt Bank. Homer appears to keep close at h& been inducted when graduating from either high and mentions use been the high school quarterback.

Fred met Marie patch around basic step by step training & married her shortly when meeting her. Fred goes from either existence an Air Corps Captain to the prospect of giving to the drug store. Fred naturally wants thomas more. Marie, world health organization took the job as the nighttime club waitress when Fred was overseas, clearly doesn't are married to a soda jerk.

Homer is engaged to Wilma. But Homer doesn't think he should subject Wilmthe to the life sustaining a disabled human.

Al, world health organization is shown when with a swallowing condition, has the fewest issues giving at home. As a matter of fact, Al receives a promotion from either the bank upon his go to house. Even so Al, with seen a horrors of war, occurs as changed human.

Peggy, world health organization works at a Veterans Hospital, meets Fred & feels bad for his situation when at the equivalent instance lessens taken by owning with Fred.

Uncle Butch is Homer's uncle & owns a bar in which the main characters meet once in a while.