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Frank Capra's It's a wonderful life [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 96001 | Paramount Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Original language: English Series: Paramount DVD collectionPublication details: [Hollywood, Calif.] : Liberty Films ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2006.Edition: 60th anniversary edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1415719101
  • 9781415719107
Other title:
  • It's a wonderful life
Uniform titles:
  • It's a wonderful life (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.4372 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.C5113 F7365 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Opening credits -- 1919: saving Harry -- Mr. Gower's drug store -- "You put something bad in those capsules." -- 1928: George Bailey, world traveler -- Last meal -- High school reunion -- The big Charleston contest -- Walking Mary home -- Harry's surprise -- Courting Mary -- Wedding day -- 320 Sycamore -- Bailey Park -- On the nest -- December 24, 1945 -- Uncle Billy at the bank -- Searching for $8,000 -- Something wrong with Daddy -- No help from a warped, frustrated old man -- At Martini's bar -- On the bridge -- Saving George -- At Nick's place -- Pottersville -- "I want to live again." -- Homecoming -- The richest man in town.
Production credits:
  • Musical score written and directed by Dmitri Tiomkin ; directors of photography, Joseph Walker, Joseph Biroc ; special photographic effects, Russell A. Cully ; art director, Jack Okey ; editor, William Hornbeck ; costumes, Edward Stevenson.
  • Winner, 1947 Golden Globe Award: Best Motion Picture Director--Frank Capra; National Film Registry selection, 1990.
Cast: James Stewart (George Bailey), Donna Reed (Mary Hatch), Lionel Barrymore (Mr. Potter), Thomas Mitchell (Uncle Billy), Henry Travers (Clarence), Beulah Bondi (Mrs. Bailey), Frank Faylen (Ernie), Ward Bond (Bert), Gloria Grahame (Violet), H.B. Warner (Mr. Gower).Summary: George Bailey is not having a good day. His life in the sleepy little town of Bedford Falls has been thrown off track, perhaps never to recover. His business has failed, he's wanted by the police, and he's had a fight with his beloved wife Mary. On this disastrous day, his responsibilities and frustrations overwhelm him, leading him to a bridge and serious contemplation of suicide. It's up to an angel named Clarence to convince George that his life has been one of worth and that it's still worth living. After taking a long look at George's life, the angel offers a portrait of what life in Bedford Falls would be like if George had never been born. This classic, sentimental favorite has become a Christmas tradition.
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VID VID Chamberlin Free Public Library Video DVD IT'S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000514608

Based on a story by Philip Van Doren Stern.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946.

Special features: Featurettes: The making of "It's a wonderful life" (23 min.); A personal remembrance (1991) (14 min) ; Original theatrical trailer (2 min.); Preview (3 min.).

Opening credits -- 1919: saving Harry -- Mr. Gower's drug store -- "You put something bad in those capsules." -- 1928: George Bailey, world traveler -- Last meal -- High school reunion -- The big Charleston contest -- Walking Mary home -- Harry's surprise -- Courting Mary -- Wedding day -- 320 Sycamore -- Bailey Park -- On the nest -- December 24, 1945 -- Uncle Billy at the bank -- Searching for $8,000 -- Something wrong with Daddy -- No help from a warped, frustrated old man -- At Martini's bar -- On the bridge -- Saving George -- At Nick's place -- Pottersville -- "I want to live again." -- Homecoming -- The richest man in town.

Musical score written and directed by Dmitri Tiomkin ; directors of photography, Joseph Walker, Joseph Biroc ; special photographic effects, Russell A. Cully ; art director, Jack Okey ; editor, William Hornbeck ; costumes, Edward Stevenson.

James Stewart (George Bailey), Donna Reed (Mary Hatch), Lionel Barrymore (Mr. Potter), Thomas Mitchell (Uncle Billy), Henry Travers (Clarence), Beulah Bondi (Mrs. Bailey), Frank Faylen (Ernie), Ward Bond (Bert), Gloria Grahame (Violet), H.B. Warner (Mr. Gower).

George Bailey is not having a good day. His life in the sleepy little town of Bedford Falls has been thrown off track, perhaps never to recover. His business has failed, he's wanted by the police, and he's had a fight with his beloved wife Mary. On this disastrous day, his responsibilities and frustrations overwhelm him, leading him to a bridge and serious contemplation of suicide. It's up to an angel named Clarence to convince George that his life has been one of worth and that it's still worth living. After taking a long look at George's life, the angel offers a portrait of what life in Bedford Falls would be like if George had never been born. This classic, sentimental favorite has become a Christmas tradition.

MPAA rating: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video rating: G.

DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono.; full screen presentation.

In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned.

Winner, 1947 Golden Globe Award: Best Motion Picture Director--Frank Capra; National Film Registry selection, 1990.

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