Till the End of Time (film)

Till the End of Time
Theatrical poster
Directed byEdward Dmytryk
Screenplay byAllen Rivkin
Based onThey Dream of Home
1944 novel
by Niven Busch
Produced byDore Schary
StarringDorothy McGuire
Guy Madison
Robert Mitchum
Bill Williams
CinematographyHarry J. Wild
Edited byHarry Gerstad
Music byLeigh Harline
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • July 23, 1946 (1946-07-23) (US)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Till the End of Time is a 1946 American drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dorothy McGuire, Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum, and Bill Williams. Released the same year but preceding the better known The Best Years of Our Lives, it covers much the same topic: the adjustment of World War II veterans to post-war civilian life. It was based on the novel They Dream of Home by Niven Busch (whose wife Teresa Wright appeared in The Best Years of Our Lives); unlike the soldier, sailor and airman of that film, the male leads in Till the End of Time are all U.S. Marines.

Frédéric Chopin's Polonaise Op. 53 is played throughout the film; it was given lyrics and adapted by Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman and became a major hit for Perry Como at the time spending 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard popular music charts.