It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
1946 film directed by Frank Capra.
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- Year
- 1946
- Released
- December 20, 1946
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Countries
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Writer
- Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Jo Swerling, Frank Capra
- Music
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Awards
- 1 won · 5 nominations
Plot
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift", self-published by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol.
Cast
- James Stewart
- Donna Reed
- Lionel Barrymore
- Gloria Grahame
- Thomas Mitchell
- Beulah Bondi
- Ellen Corby
- Jean Acker
- Adriana Caselotti
- Henry Travers
- Ward Bond
- Charles Lane
Frequently asked questions
Who directed It's a Wonderful Life?
It's a Wonderful Life was directed by Frank Capra.
When was It's a Wonderful Life released?
It's a Wonderful Life was first released on December 20, 1946.
How long is It's a Wonderful Life?
It's a Wonderful Life runs 125 minutes.
Similar titles
- It Happened One Night
- Gone with the Wind
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Roman Holiday
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Amélie
- The Artist
Sources and licences
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Poster: Wikimedia Commons
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