It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Regisseur:

Frank Capra

Drehbuchautoren:

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

Premierendatum:

7. Januar 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Familienfilm | Fantasy | Romanze

Werbezeile:

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:

Wish Fulfillment | Concealed Nudity | Stroke | Building And Loan | Alternative History

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 4 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

My favourite film

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA) (complete title)
The Greatest Gift (USA) (working title)
Ist das Leben nicht schön? (Österreich) (TV title) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) (TV title) [de]

Länge:

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

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Altersfreigabe:

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)

Drehorte:

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

Firma:

Liberty Films (II)

Dies und das:

Frank Capra often said that this was his favorite of all his films.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When George invites Carter to come in and follows him, he is holding the pipe with his left hand. But in the shot after someone asks him about hang up the phone, he appears with the pipe in his right hand.

Dialogzitate:

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

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: The Alma Matter (#3.18)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)

My favourite film

No other film comes anywhere near to getting people to find out what things would have been like if an event had or had not taken place - Groundhog Day comes close (my second favourite) and Sliding Doors tries.

For sheer emotion this film has the lot. I have watched it over 40 times now and I still get tearful towards the end of the film. If anyone wants to find out why life is worth living, this is the one to watch.