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It's a Wonderful Life

1946-12-20 | Drama / Family
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A holiday favourite for generations... 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.
Director: Frank Capra
Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed

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Film Awards

6 wins 11 nominations
out of 6,858 movie awards

  • Golden Globes, USA

    Best Director

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  • Academy Awards, USA

    Best Actor in a Leading Role

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  • Academy Awards, USA

    Best Director

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James Stewart George Bailey
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Donna Reed Mary Hatch
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Lionel Barrymore Mr. Potter
profile image of Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell Uncle Billy
profile image of Henry Travers
Henry Travers Clarence
profile image of Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi Mrs. Bailey
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Frank Faylen Ernie
profile image of Ward Bond
Ward Bond Bert

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Robert Scheribel
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Movieclips Classic Trailers
The ending to one of the best movies of all time. "Remember no man is a failure who has friends" - Clarence the Angel.

The ending to one of the best movies of all time. "Remember no man is a failure who has friends" - Clarence the Angel.

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George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

Paramount Movies Digital
Actors Carol Coombs, Jimmy Hawkins and Karolyn Grimes at the Academy Event “It's a Wonderful Life (1946)” on November 21, 2016 ...

Actors Carol Coombs, Jimmy Hawkins and Karolyn Grimes at the Academy Event “It's a Wonderful Life (1946)” on November 21, 2016 ...

Oscars
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Movieclips
Dirección: Frank Capra Reparto: Donna Reed, Gloria Grahame, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore y Thomas ...

Dirección: Frank Capra Reparto: Donna Reed, Gloria Grahame, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore y Thomas ...

Juan Carlos Vicente
Henry Wood (James Dunn) and man loved and respected by his community has passed away. He was a hard-working, ...

Henry Wood (James Dunn) and man loved and respected by his community has passed away. He was a hard-working, ...

TheManhattanThrush
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

YouTube Movies
A look at how the film was restored for its newest 4K release. This video is in 4K and has HDR. This is uploaded for the ...

A look at how the film was restored for its newest 4K release. This video is in 4K and has HDR. This is uploaded for the ...

Sean Dudley
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

YouTube Movies
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Movieclips
Opening Credits for the 1946 movie It's a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart and directed by Frank Capra.

Opening Credits for the 1946 movie It's a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart and directed by Frank Capra.

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Movieclips
Jodie Foster discusses the classic holiday favorite IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and the George Bailey character. The film first ...

Jodie Foster discusses the classic holiday favorite IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and the George Bailey character. The film first ...

American Film Institute
Project I did for my Digital Tools and Media Management class. I love 'It's a Wonderful Life' and when we were told to pick a film to ...

Project I did for my Digital Tools and Media Management class. I love 'It's a Wonderful Life' and when we were told to pick a film to ...

Robert Scheribel
James Stewart : Nice dance into the pool.

James Stewart : Nice dance into the pool.

Manjack fruit
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Trailer #1: Check out the trailer starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore! Be the ...

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Trailer #1: Check out the trailer starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore! Be the ...

Movieclips Classic Trailers
The ending to one of the best movies of all time. "Remember no man is a failure who has friends" - Clarence the Angel.

The ending to one of the best movies of all time. "Remember no man is a failure who has friends" - Clarence the Angel.

beachbumde
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

Paramount Movies Digital
Actors Carol Coombs, Jimmy Hawkins and Karolyn Grimes at the Academy Event “It's a Wonderful Life (1946)” on November 21, 2016 ...

Actors Carol Coombs, Jimmy Hawkins and Karolyn Grimes at the Academy Event “It's a Wonderful Life (1946)” on November 21, 2016 ...

Oscars
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Movieclips
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Movieclips
Dirección: Frank Capra Reparto: Donna Reed, Gloria Grahame, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore y Thomas ...

Dirección: Frank Capra Reparto: Donna Reed, Gloria Grahame, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore y Thomas ...

Juan Carlos Vicente
Henry Wood (James Dunn) and man loved and respected by his community has passed away. He was a hard-working, ...

Henry Wood (James Dunn) and man loved and respected by his community has passed away. He was a hard-working, ...

TheManhattanThrush
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

YouTube Movies
A look at how the film was restored for its newest 4K release. This video is in 4K and has HDR. This is uploaded for the ...

A look at how the film was restored for its newest 4K release. This video is in 4K and has HDR. This is uploaded for the ...

Sean Dudley
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all -- and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see ...

YouTube Movies
It's the Holiday Season, so that's a good enough reason to bring you everyone's favorite Christmas Time movie! Several years ago ...

It's the Holiday Season, so that's a good enough reason to bring you everyone's favorite Christmas Time movie! Several years ago ...

Suspense & ESCAPE!
It's a Wonderful Life movie clips: http://j.mp/1BcYFIa BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/tbmXIh Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW ...

It's a Wonderful Life movie clips: http://j.mp/1BcYFIa BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/tbmXIh Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW ...

Movieclips
Opening Credits for the 1946 movie It's a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart and directed by Frank Capra.

Opening Credits for the 1946 movie It's a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart and directed by Frank Capra.

Diego Urdaneta
It's a Wonderful Life movie clips: http://j.mp/1BcYFIa BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/tbmXIh Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW ...

It's a Wonderful Life movie clips: http://j.mp/1BcYFIa BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/tbmXIh Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW ...

Movieclips
Jodie Foster discusses the classic holiday favorite IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and the George Bailey character. The film first ...

Jodie Foster discusses the classic holiday favorite IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and the George Bailey character. The film first ...

American Film Institute

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It's a Wonderful Life FAQ

On September 16, 2021, the IMDB rating of It's a Wonderful Life is 8.6/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 94/100, Metacritic rating is 89/100, TMDB rating is 8.0/10.
The runtime of It's a Wonderful Life is 130 minutes.
The production budget of It's a Wonderful Life was 3,180,000 USD.
The genre of It's a Wonderful Life is Drama,Family,Fantasy.
The casts of It's a Wonderful Life are James Stewart starring as George Bailey, Donna Reed starring as Mary Hatch, Lionel Barrymore starring as Mr. Potter, Thomas Mitchell starring as Uncle Billy, Henry Travers starring as Clarence, Beulah Bondi starring as Mrs. Bailey.
Watch the official trailer of It's a Wonderful Life
The full version of It's a Wonderful Life is provided by Amazon Prime Video , Amazon Video , YouTube , Google Play Movies , Apple iTunes , Vudu , Microsoft Store , Redbox , DIRECTV , FlixFling , AMC on Demand
The revenue of It's a Wonderful Life was 9,644,124 USD.
A holiday favourite for generations... 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..
The release date of It's a Wonderful Life is December 20, 1946.
The director of It's a Wonderful Life is Frank Capra.
On September 16, 2021, there were 5301 public reaction to It's a Wonderful Life including Good Samaritan, absolute classic, happy camper, selfless character , blessed.
The certification of It's a Wonderful Life is PG.