It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

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

Sinopse

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.

  • 8.3
  • 1946
  • Released
  • 2h 10m

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

Frank Albertson

Sam Wainwright

Todd Karns

Harry Bailey

Samuel S. Hinds

Pa Bailey

Mary Treen

Cousin Tilly

Virginia Patton

Ruth Dakin

Charles Williams

Cousin Eustace

Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Hatch

William Edmunds

Mr. Martini

Lillian Randolph

Annie

Argentina Brunetti

Mrs. Martini

Robert J. Anderson

Little George

Ronnie Ralph

Little Sam

Jeanne Gail

Little Mary

Jeanine Ann Roose

Little Violet

Danny Mummert

Little Marty Hatch

Georgie Nokes

Little Harry Bailey

Sheldon Leonard

Nick

Frank Hagney

Potter's Bodyguard

Ray Walker

Joe (Luggage Shop)

Charles Lane

Real Estate Salesman

Edward Keane

Tom (Bldg. & Loan)

Carol Coombs

The Bailey Child - Janie

Karolyn Grimes

The Bailey Child - Zuzu

Larry Simms

The Bailey Child - Pete

Jimmy Hawkins

The Bailey Child - Tommy

Jean Acker

Townswoman (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Ed (uncredited)

Monya Andre

Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Mr. Welch (uncredited)

Sam Ash

Nervous Banker (uncredited)

Jack Bailey

One of Vi's Suitors (uncredited)

Louise Bates

Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Mary Bayless

Townswoman (uncredited)

Beth Belden

Young Girl (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

Townsman (uncredited)

Al Bridge

Sheriff (uncredited)

Buz Buckley

Young Boy (uncredited)

Marian Carr

Jane Wainwright (uncredited)

Adriana Caselotti

Singer at Martini's (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Policeman (uncredited)

Michael Chapin

Young George's Friend (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton

Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Cop Arresting Violet (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire

Dr. Campbell (uncredited)

Edward Clark

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Ellen Corby

Ms. Davis (uncredited)

Bryn Davis

Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Lew Davis

High School Teacher at Poolside (uncredited)

Harry Denny

(uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Woman at Graduation Dance (uncredited)

Dick Elliott

Man on Porch (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)

Frank Fenton

Violet's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

Horace (uncredited)

Sam Flint

Relieved Banker in Potter's Office (uncredited)

Lee Frederick

(uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Photographer with Sheriff (uncredited)

Jack Gordon

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Townsman (uncredited)

Joseph Granby

Elderly Man (voice) (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Carter (uncredited)

Carl Eric Hansen

(uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Harry Holman

Mr. Partridge (uncredited)

Art Howard

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Bert Howard

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Mr. Randall (uncredited)

John Indrisano

Man in Fantasy (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Carl Kent

Townsman (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Effie Laird

Townswoman (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Harold Landon

Marty Hatch (uncredited)

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Pianist in Nick's Place (uncredited)

Jack Lomas

Bar Patron (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)

Irene Mack

Townswoman (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Charles Meakin

Elderly Man (uncredited)

Priscilla Montgomery

Student in Gym (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Man with Sheriff (uncredited)

Evelyn Moriarty

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Philip Morris

Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

George Noisom

School Dancer (uncredited)

Bob O'Connor

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Lynn O'Leary-Jameson

Infant Janie Bailey (uncredited)

Moroni Olsen

Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)

Garry Owen

Bill-Poster (uncredited)

Netta Packer

Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Franklin Parker

Photographer / Reporter (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Nick's Waitress (uncredited)

Mark Roberts

Mickey (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Cy Schindell

Nick's Bouncer (uncredited)

Almira Sessions

Potter's Secretary (uncredited)

Cedric Stevens

Townsman (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Man in Fantasy (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Nick's Bartender (uncredited)

Carl Switzer

Freddie Othello (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

Charlie (uncredited)

Finn Zirzow

Bar Patron (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$3,180,000.00

Revenue

$9,644,124.00

Keywords
  • #small town
  • #angel
  • #suicide attempt
  • #holiday
  • #bank
  • #melancholy
  • #great depression
  • #family business
  • #black and white
  • #nervous breakdown
  • #old house
  • #newlywed
  • #magic realism
  • #told in flashback
  • #alternative reality
  • #guardian angel
  • #high school dance
  • #christmas
  • #inspirational
  • #earnest
  • #hopeful
  • #sincere
  • #xmas eve

Reviews

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@aochinover 1 year ago

It's a timeless and great film for everyone, straightforwardly telling us that life is worth living and a good deed is never lost. Frank Capra's films always remind me the world is not so bad. He shows us there is no need to beat or convince evil people to change. You will still have people helping you not from a sense of obligation but from a genuine willingness as long as you are kind and hon

GenerationofSwine
@GenerationofSwinealmost 2 years ago

I am not one of those snobs that thinks Black and White is always better... but don't watch the colored version of it, there is something about it that just doesn't look right. Maybe it's because the colors are off, maybe because I'm not as used to it, but something doesn't sit right with it. Anyway, still the best Christmas movie ever made. It's still about redemption. It's still heartwarmi

Geronimo1967
@Geronimo1967over 3 years ago

Every now and again you come across a film that just makes you think.... This is one of those. Recently upconverted to 4K and back on a big screen, it's quite simply a joy to watch. Jimmy Stewart is "George" - a man who has spent his adult life tirelessly trying to help those less fortunate to make their own way in life - and his savings and loan enterprise is the lifeline for many of them. When t

r96sk
@r96skalmost 5 years ago

Lovely film. <em>'It’s a Wonderful Life'</em> 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 singl

narrator56
@narrator56almost 5 years ago

Oh my goodness, I am not going to spend much time describing this gold standard of Christmas movies. If you have seen it, you know what it is. If you haven’t seen it, stop reading this and watch it now. It is funny, tense, sentimental, romantic and downright Capra-esque. I have liked Jimmy Stewart in everything I have seen him in. Was he that good, or did the camera just plain love him, like I

barrymost
@barrymostover 6 years ago

It's practically an American tradition to watch this film with family at Christmas time each year. I just saw it for the first time myself a couple weeks before last Christmas, and I loved it. It's an uplifting, inspiring, dramatic, and at times laugh-out-loud funny story, with a cast that probably couldn't be improved upon if you tried. And, of course, it's directed by the superb Frank Capra,

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