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:

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

Auszeichnungen:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 4 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

Who are you, really?

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)

Land:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:F (Ontario) | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | South Korea:12 | 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:

Debuted a week after William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), which explained why this movie was a disappointment at the box office and at the Academy Awards.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: As Violet is flirting with George (and Ernie and Bert), the same woman walks past Ernie's cab twice.

Dialogzitate:

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

Querbezüge:

Bezug enthalten in Tits a Wonderful Life (1994) (V)

Soundtrack:

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Who are you, really?

Honestly, I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like It's A Wonderful Life.

Does it take me back to that place in my heart, that makes me long for everything that once was great and it could be again? Does it remind me of my childhood, Christmas in my home? No. Maybe it's just simply what I always wanted from life and every man I want to be.

Everything about this film is well for lack of better words, perfect. No question to it any longer, the best performance by an actor I have ever seen. It's more than just beautiful, timeless or fair. All of Stewart is revealed. Everything coming together for Capra. Lionel Barrymore at his best, which seems to be his worst.

Sometimes I think there is a reason why somethings happen. And I'm pretty sure there is some magical reason why this film was made. I'm 27 years old and saw it for the first time Christmas Eve of this year. I've watched it 3 times since. The only movie to ever make me cry. I probably wouldn't have all the answers for you, if you asked me why. I'm still trying to figure Stewart out and just how beautiful was Reed.

What can I say? This movie is a life changing experience.

Makes me feel good to be alive. What a wonderful little world it is. And if I waited my entire life, it would not be a waste of time.