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20/12/1946 Drama, Family, Fantasy 2h 11m
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It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!

Overview

George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

  1. Frank Capra

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. James Stewart

    George Bailey

  2. Donna Reed

    Mary Hatch

  3. Lionel Barrymore

    Mr. Potter

  4. Thomas Mitchell

    Uncle Billy

  5. Henry Travers

    Clarence

  6. Beulah Bondi

    Mrs. Bailey

  7. Frank Faylen

    Ernie

  8. Ward Bond

    Bert

  9. Gloria Grahame

    Violet

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2020-12-26
Lovely film.

'It’s a Wonderful Life' is enjoyable, hearty and well crafted. It takes longer than I would've predicted to get to 'the event', but it's very much worth seeing the journey that comes before - as we see the arc of James Stewart's George. It all crescendos with an ending that you can't help but smile at.

Stewart is excellent in the lead role, you really do see every single emotion that his character goes through. He is, by far, the standout performer, but there are of course good performances from the likes of Donna Reed (Mary), Lionel Barrymore (Henry) and Henry Tr...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,180,000.00

Revenue
$9,644,124.00

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