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Frank Capra's It's a wonderful life /

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A man is saved from a suicide attempt by an angel and is then shown how important he is to the people who love him. A Christmas classic.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:It's a wonderful life (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Liberty Films, Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), RKO Radio Pictures
Other Authors: Capra, Frank, 1897-1991 (Producer, Director, Screenwriter), Goodrich, Frances (Screenwriter), Hackett, Albert (Screenwriter), Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964, Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979, Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Actor), Reed, Donna, 1921-1986 (Actor), Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954 (Actor), Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962 (Actor), Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981 (Actor), Travers, Henry, 1874-1965 (Actor), Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:English or French audio tracks ; optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2006]
Edition:60th anniversary ed.
Series:Paramount DVD collection.
Subjects:
Stern, Philip Van Doren, > 1900-1984 > Film adaptations.
Families > Drama.
Success > Drama.
Suicidal behavior > Drama.
Angels > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Feature films.
Christmas films.
Fantasy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:A man is saved from a suicide attempt by an angel and is then shown how important he is to the people who love him. A Christmas classic.
Item Description:Based on a story by Philip Van Doren Stern.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital mono audio.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video rating: G.
Awards:Golden Globes, USA, 1947: Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Director (Frank Capra) ; National Film Registry selection, 1990.
Production Credits:Score, Dmitri Tiomkin ; directors of photography, Joseph Walker and Joseph Biroc ; editor, William Hornbeck.
ISBN:1415719101
9781415719107