It's a Wonderful Life

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

PG 12/20/1946 (US) Drama, Family, Fantasy 2h 10m

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It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!

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A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

Frank Capra

Director, Screenplay
Albert Hackett

Screenplay
Frances Goodrich

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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

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A review by r96sk

80%

Written by r96sk on December 26, 2020

Lovely film.

'It’s a Wonderful Life' is enjoyable, hearty and well crafted. It takes longer than I would've predicted to get to 'the event', but it's very much worth seeing the journey that comes before - as we see the arc of James Stewart's George. It all crescendos with an ending that you can't help but smile at.

Stewart is excellent in the lead role, you really do see every single emotion that his character goes through. He is, by far, the standout performer, but there are of course good performances from the likes of Donna Reed (Mary), Lionel Barrymore (Henry) and Henry Trave... read the rest.

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