"How to Steal a Million" was my first introduction to Wyler (I can't remember if I ever caught "Ben-Hur" on TV) and I felt a bit indifferent towards it. Eventually, I picked up Kino's release of "The Big Country" and enjoyed it quite a lot. I dug into the extras and watched the "Directed by William Wyler" doc. What sold me on getting more into Wyler's filmography was the scene from "The Best Years of Our Lives" when Homer comes home from war; I rarely cry during films but that scene hit a real emotional chord for me.
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