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Frank Capra's It's a wonderful life
It's a wonderful life (Motion picture)
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- Summary
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George Bailey is not having a good day. His life in the sleepy little town of Bedford Falls has been thrown off track, perhaps never to recover. His business has failed, he's wanted by the police, ...
George Bailey is not having a good day. His life in the sleepy little town of Bedford Falls has been thrown off track, perhaps never to recover. His business has failed, he's wanted by the police, and he's had a fight with his beloved wife Mary. On this disastrous day, his responsibilities and frustrations overwhelm him, leading him to a bridge and serious contemplation of suicide. It's up to an angel named Clarence to convince George that his life has been one of worth and that it's still worth living. After taking a long look at George's life, the angel offers a portrait of what life in Bedford Falls would be like if George had never been born. This classic, sentimental favorite has become a Christmas tradition.
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- Creator
- Liberty Films presents ; screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Frank Capra ; produced and directed by Frank Capra
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Capra, Frank, 1897-1991, producer, director, author of screenplay
- Goodrich, Frances, author of screenplay
- Hackett, Albert, author of screenplay
- Stewart, James, 1908-1997, actor
- Reed, Donna, 1921-1986, actor
- Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954, actor
- Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962, actor
- Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981, actor
- Travers, Henry, 1874-1965, actor
- Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984. Greatest gift
- Liberty Films
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Publication
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- 60th anniversary edition
- Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2006]
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 1415719101, 9781415719107
- OCLC
- ocm71381191
- Credits
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- James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Frank Faylen, Ward Bond, Gloria Grahame, H.B. Warner
- Additional scenes by Jo Swerling ; score, Dmitri Tiomkin ; directors of photpgraphy, Joseph Walker and Joseph Biroc ; editor, William Hornbeck
- Based on a story by Philip Van Doren Stern.
- Selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
- Special features: The making of It's a wonderful life (behind the scenes information on the making of the film, the film's conception and reception); A personal remembrance (includes interviews with Frank Capra and James Stewart), original theatrical trailer.
- DVD.
- In English or French with optional English subtitles.
- Opening credits -- 1919: saving Harry -- Mr. Gower's drug store -- "You put something bad in those capsules." -- 1928: George Bailey, world traveler -- Last meal -- High school reunion -- The big Charleston contest -- Walking Mary home -- Harry's surprise -- Courting Mary -- Wedding day -- 320 Sycamore -- Bailey Park -- On the nest -- December 24, 1945 -- Uncle Billy at the bank -- Searching for $8,000 -- Something wrong with Daddy -- No help from a warped, frustrated old man -- At Martini's bar -- On the bridge -- Saving George -- At Nick's place -- Pottersville -- "I want to live again." -- Homecoming -- The richest man in town