Frank Capra's "It's a wonderful life" /

George Bailey, a decent small-town banker learns what life would have been like if he'd never been born after he unwittingly becomes involved in a mistaken case of bank fraud, which threatens his spirit and tests his will to live until a wise angel compels him to see how his presence has made a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	It's a wonderful life (Motion picture)
Other Authors:	Capra, Frank, 1897-1991 (Screenwriter), Goodrich, Frances (Screenwriter), Hackett, Albert (Screenwriter), Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964 (Screenwriter), Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (Actor), Reed, Donna, 1921-1986 (Actor), Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954 (Actor), Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962 (Actor), Travers, Henry, 1874-1965 (Actor), Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981 (Actor), Faylen, Frank, 1905-1985 (Actor), Bond, Ward, 1903-1960 (Actor), Grahame, Gloria (Actor), Warner, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1876-1958 (Actor), Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979 (composer (expression)), Walker, Joseph B. (director of photography.), Biroc, Joseph, 1903-1996 (director of photography.), Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	[Hollywood, California] : Paramount, [2006]
Subjects:	Families > Drama. Suicidal behavior > Drama. Angels > Drama. Love > Drama. Suicidal behavior. Love. Feature films. Fantasy films. Christmas films. Angels. Drama. Romance fiction. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

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Summary:	George Bailey, a decent small-town banker learns what life would have been like if he'd never been born after he unwittingly becomes involved in a mistaken case of bank fraud, which threatens his spirit and tests his will to live until a wise angel compels him to see how his presence has made an incredible impact on the people of Bedford Falls. This classic, sentimental favorite has become a Christmas tradition.
Item Description:	"Based on a story by Philip Van Doren Stern"--Opening credits. Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 130 min.)) : sound, black and white
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:	Golden Globes, Best Director, 1947 National Film Preservation Board, National Film Regitry, 1990 Academy Awards, Best Picture, Nominated, 1947 Academy Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Nominated, 1947 Academy Awards, Best Director, Nominated, 1947 Academy Awards, Best Sound - Recording, Nominated, 1947 Academy Awards, Best Film Editing, Nominated, 1947
Production Credits:	Music score written and directed by Dimitri Tiomkin ; directors of photography, Joseph Walker, Joseph Biroc ; film editor, William Hornbeck.