It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 movie directed by Frank Capra. It inspired the story similar to A Christmas Carol.
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| Directed by | Frank Capra |
| Produced by | Frank Capra |
| Written by | Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Frank Capra Based on The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern |
| Starring | James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore |
| Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc, Joseph Walker, Victor Milner (uncredited) |
| Edited by | William Hornbeck |
Production company | Liberty Films |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures (original release), Republic Pictures (video), Artisan Entertainment (DVD), Paramount Pictures |
Release date | December 20, 1946 |
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.18 million (estimated) |
Cast
- James Stewart as George Bailey
- Donna Reed as Mary Hatch
- Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter
It's A Wonderful Life Media
- Capra-signed 1930s.jpg
Publicity photo of director Frank Capra. See below.
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George Bailey (James Stewart), Mary Bailey (Donna Reed), and their youngest daughter Zuzu (Karolyn Grimes)
- It's a Wonderful Life (film) 1946 Frank Capra, director L to R James Stewart, Gloria Grahame.jpg
James Stewart and Gloria Grahame as George Bailey and Violet Bick
- It's a Wonderful Life - George with Mary and Violet.jpg
Young George (Bobbie Anderson) with Violet and Mary in Mr. Gower's drugstore
George and Mary dancing near the opening in the floor in the film's high school gym (filmed at Beverly Hills High School)
Henry Potter (Lionel Barrymore) was placed in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains as number six of villains, while George Bailey was voted number 9 of heroes.
- It's a Wonderful Life (film) 1946 Frank Capra, director. Donna Reed.jpg
Mary Hatch (Donna Reed), spinster librarian, in the world where George Bailey was never born
- It's A Wonderful Life-George with Mary.jpg
"What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the Moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the Moon, Mary."
- It's A Wonderful Life trailer (1946).webm
Theatrical trailer for It's A Wonderful Life
- Zuzu Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life.gif
Karolyn Grimes as Zuzu Bailey
Other websites
Quotations related to It's a Wonderful Life at Wikiquote
- It's a Wonderful Life on IMDb
- Essay on the deeper meaning of the movie Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Excerpts from Ray Carney's analysis of the movie.
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