It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Regista:

Frank Capra

Writers:

Philip Van Doren Stern (story)
Frances Goodrich (writer) ...

Data di uscita:

7 gennaio 1947 (USA)

Genere:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance

Slogan:

They're making memories tonight!

Plot:

An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would had been like if he never existed.

Plot Keywords:

Claim In Title | Bartender | Concealed Nudity | Weather | Christmas Tree

Premi:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 4 wins

Recensioni degli utenti:

A wonderful film that should be watched again and again.

Cast

James Stewart	...	George Bailey
Donna Reed	...	Mary Hatch Bailey
Lionel Barrymore	...	Henry F. Potter
Thomas Mitchell	...	Uncle Billy Bailey
Henry Travers	...	Clarence
Beulah Bondi	...	Ma Bailey
Frank Faylen	...	Ernie Bishop
Ward Bond	...	Officer Bert
Gloria Grahame	...	Violet Bick
H.B. Warner	...	Mr. Emil Gower
Frank Albertson	...	Sam Wainwright
Todd Karns	...	Harry Bailey
Samuel S. Hinds	...	Peter Bailey
Mary Treen	...	Cousin Tilly
Virginia Patton	...	Ruth Dakin Bailey

Alias:

Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA) (complete title)
The Greatest Gift (USA) (working title)
Vita è meravigliosa, La (Italy) [it]

Durata:

130 min | Spain:118 min (25 fps) (DVD edition)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Bianco e nero

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Divieti:

Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Germany:6 | Spain:T | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #11656)

Luoghi delle riprese:

Beverly Hills High School - 241 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Liberty Films (II)

Curiosità:

For the scene that required Donna Reed to throw a rock into the window of the Granville House, Frank Capra hired a marksman to shoot it out for her on cue. To everyone's amazement, Donna Reed broke the window with true aim and heft without the assistance of the hired marksman!

Errori:

Continuity: Standing position of Potter's bodyguard when Potter talks to Peter Bailey at the Building & Loan.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Mr. Emil Gower: I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father.

Movie Connections:

Citato in "Married with Children: The Worst Noel (#8.13)" (1993)

Colonna sonora:

Charleston

A wonderful film that should be watched again and again.

This is one of the best films of all time, without a doubt. I challenge anyone to watch this film and not be touched, if you can, you have no heart!

James Stewart is one of my favourite actors, and in this film he acts so naturally you even forget he's an actor playing a part, you really believe his story. You're pulled on a roller coaster of emotions throughout this film, and by no means is this a light hearted look at life, as many believe. This is not a rose tinted look at the wonderful life we have, this is a dark, downtrodden start to a film where the lead character is about to commit suicide.

However, it is a beautiful film, and is one of the few that you can watch again and again and walk away with the same glowing feeling as you did when you first watched it.