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In a shot during a wedding in this film, the bride and groom are married in the foreground on the right while a groomsman makes eye contact with his love interest Peggy in the back left as she begins to cry. André Bazin heavily praised this film for its ability to make the audience “participate in the drama” through its use of deep focus, writing about a scene where two of the protagonists play “Chopsticks” on a bar piano in the foreground while a third is seen making a phone call in the far back. A character in this film secures a job building houses immediately after he has a flashback while in a decommissioned (*) B-17. Harold Russell, a veteran with no prior acting experience, received much acclaim for his role in this film, where he plays the disabled Homer. For 10 points, name this film about three WWII veterans struggling to adjust to life back home, (10[1])directed by William Wyler. ■END■

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