It's a Wonderful Life
Summary: An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Release Date: January 07, 1947
Director:
Frank Capra
Runtime: 2 h 10 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Liberty Films (II)
Distributor: M & A Alexander Productions Inc., Artisan Home Entertainment, Hal Roach Studios, Hal Roach Video, NTA Home Entertainment, National Telefilm Associates (NTA), Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, RHI Entertainment, Republic Entertainment, Republic Pictures (II), Republic Pictures Home Video
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 3,180,000
Domestic: $ 1,483,643
International: $ 7,090,438
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1910s1920s1930sabandoned houseabsent mindednessadvice from bartenderafiafrican americanalienationalternate historyambitionamericanaangelangel on earthangerapostrophe in titleaudio flashbackauld lang synebankbank depositbankerbarbartenderbased on novellabased on short storybathrobebelief in destinybellbell ringingbetween wars periodblack and whiteboard meetingboarding housebridgebridge at remagenbroken glassbroken windowbrother brother relationshipbuilding and loanbusinessbutterfly collectioncar crashcash registercelebrationcemeterychange historycharacter wishing they were never borncharleston dancechaufferchristmaschristmas carolchristmas decorationschristmas evechristmas moviechristmas treechurch musiccigar smokingcigarette smokingclaim in titleclassical musicco written by directorcommon coldconcealed nuditycontemplating suicidecontraction in titlecult filmdance contestdancingdancing coupledeaf in one eardeathdeclining a job offerdedicationdelivery boydepressiondespairdeveloperdiscriminationdo overdomestic dramadouble takedramedy dramadrowningdrugstoredrunkennessethnic discriminationethnic slurex convictexistentialismface slapfalling into a swimming poolfalling into swimming poolfalling into waterfalling through icefalse promise of the american dreamfamily homefamily relationshipsfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfeel good romancefilm blancfinancial panicfinancial problemfinancierfishbowlflashbackflowerflower petalforcibly removedforeclosurefour word titleframed butterflyfreeze framefriendfriendshipfrustrationfundraisinggenerositygrabbed by the lapelsgraduation partygreat depressiongreedgreedy bankergriefgrieving fatherguardian angelhandshakehappy endinghark the herald angels singheavenheroholidayholiday movieholiday romancehouse warminghousing discriminationhusband wife relationshipindependent filminexperienced prayinginspirationalinterwar perioditalianitalian americanitalian cultureitalian immigrantjitterbugjob interviewjob offerjubilationjumping into a pool with clothes onjumping into a swimming pool with clothes onjumping off a bridgelibrarianlifting someone into the airliterally thrown outloan companyloss of fatherloss of sonlost moneymaidmaking a wishmale female relationshipmale protagonistman on the verge of tearsman uses a wheelchairmanhoodmarriagemarriage proposalmisermislaid trustmodest meansmoney lendermother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipmoving floornational film registryneeding moneynew york statenewlywednewspapernudity hidden from cameraold dark housepartial deafnesspatriotic musicpharmacistpharmacypoisonpolice officerpoliticalpoliticspopulismpost warprankprayerpregnancyprejudiceproperty auctionproperty ownerproperty rightsproperty seizurepsychological dramapunch into the camerapunctuation in titlepursuit of american dreamrailway stationrainrainstormreference to a donkeyreference to female nudityreference to mark twainreference to nudityreference to the bridge at remagenreference to tom sawyerreference to world war onereference to world war tworemorserenovationrescue from drowningreturning war herorevengerich snobrich womanriverrun on a banksacrificesaviorsecond chanceservantsick childsideways time travelsingersingingsittingslapped in the facesleddingsmall townsmall town lifesmoking tobaccosnowsnowingsquirrelstealing moneystrokesuicidalsuicide attemptsuitcasesuitorsupernatural dramasupernatural fantasyswimming pooltalking about deathtaxitaxi drivertelegramtheft of moneythrowing a stone at a windowtime traveltime travelertimeframe 1910stimeframe 1920stimeframe 1930stimeframe 1940stimeframe 20th centurytold in flashbacktraditional musictrain stationtwo brothersuncle nephew relationshipupstate new yorkwar herowealthy manweatherwedding nightwhat ifwheelchairwindow smashingwingswipewipe editing techniquewishwish fulfillmentworld war twoworld war two herowriter director produceryear 1919year 1928year 1932year 1945
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