The Best Years Of Our - Lives(1946)

📍 Director William Wyler was a combat veteran himself, which fueled the film's unflinching honesty.

Unlike previous "rah-rah" war movies, it tackled PTSD, disability, and economic anxiety. The Best Years of Our Lives(1946)

The narrative follows three veterans returning to the fictional Boone City: 📍 Director William Wyler was a combat veteran