Nothing can make this movie "dated" in spite of the l946 showing.

Rating: 9/10 (16 September 2002)

Although the wonderful soda counter in the local drugstore no
longer exists, and the clothes are definitely l946 immediate
post-war vintage, and good and evil are easy to understand, and
those old planes are really dated, this movie will never be dated.
The human adjustments and problems post-war, the beautiful
love stories, the wonderful acting (especially Harold Russell and
Dana Andrews) are as moving today in 2002 as they were in l946.
I was one of the young women who welcomed our marvelous
veterans home from World War II. Like so many, my memories of
the war years and the homecomings are as fresh today as if they
took place yesterday - this movie is very relevant for our times.