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It's a wonderful life Cover Image DVD

It's a wonderful life [videorecording] / Republic Pictures ; Liberty Films ; an RKO Radio release ; screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra ; additional scenes by Jo Swerling ; produced and directed by Frank Capra.

Frank Capra's It's a wonderful life (other title)
It is a wonderful life (other title)
Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954 (actor.). Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981 (actor.). Capra, Frank, 1897-1991 (screenwriter,, film director,, film producer.). Goodrich, Frances, (screenwriter.). Grahame, Gloria, (actor.). Hackett, Albert, (screenwriter.). Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962 (actor.). Reed, Donna, 1921-1986 (actor.). Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984 (author.). Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (actor.). Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964 (screenwriter.). Travers, Henry, 1874-1965 (actor.). Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). Liberty Films, (production company.). Republic Entertainment Inc., (publisher.). RKO Radio Pictures, (film distributor.). James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Gloria Grahame. (Cast).

Summary:

George Bailey, a desperate and suicidal man, is visited by a guardian angel who shows him how important he has been to those around him in his life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0782010032
  • ISBN: 9780782010039
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 160 minutes) : sound, black and white with color sequences, double sided ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
  • Edition: Original uncut version.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Republic Entertainment, [2001]
  • Distributor: Santa Monica, California : Distributed by Artisan Entertainment.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on a story by Philip Van Doren Stern.
Digitally remastered from the original film negative.
Originally released as motion picture in 1946.
Special features: Theatrical trailer, Making of It's a wonderful life, A personal remembrance (a special tribute to Frank Capra by Frank Capra, Jr.).
Formatted Contents Note:
Side A. Feature film (132 minutes) -- Side B. Featurettes (28 minutes).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Joseph Walker, Joseph Biroc ; editor, William Hornbeck ; music, Dmitri Tiomkin.
Participant or Performer Note:
James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Gloria Grahame.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; THX digitally mastered; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
In English with optional French or Spanish soundtracks; optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

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Angels > Drama.
Suicide > Drama.
Genre:
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