It's a Wonderful Life

(1946)

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Synopsis

Frank Capra's classic stars Oscar nominee James Stewart as George Bailey, a decent small-town banker who learns what life would have been like if he'd never been born after he unwittingly becomes involved in a mistaken case of bank fraud, which threatens his spirit and tests his will to live until a wise angel compels him to see how his presence has made an incredible impact on the people of Bedford Falls.

Directors

Frank Capra, Frank Capra, Joseph Biroc, Frank Capra, Frank Capra, Michael Wilson, Victor Milner, Dimitri Tiomkin

Production year

1946

Rating

PG

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Runtime

130 minutes

Cast

James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi