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It's a Wonderful Life (1946) [PG]

Release Date:
December 20, 1946

Original Title:
It's a Wonderful Life

Alternate Titles:
A Felicidade Não se Compra
Az elet csodaszep
Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life
Ist das Leben nicht schoen
La vie est belle
Mens, Durf te Leven
Pamatyk kine: Nuostabus gyvenimas
Qué Bello es Vivir
Qué bello es vivir
Tai nuostabus gyvenimas
Диван живот
Це прекрасне життя
Эта прекрасная жизнь
อิตส์อะวันเดอร์ฟูลไลฟ์
멋진 인생

Genres:
Drama | Family | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Liberty Films

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: G  BR: L  DE: 6  ES: APTA  FR: U  GB: U  HU: KN  IE: PG  JP: G  LT: N-7  NL: 6  PL: 12  PT: M/12  RO: 12  SE: 15|7  US: PG 

Runtime: 130

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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American Film Institute (AFI)
1998
#11 		100 Years: 100 MOVIES
100 Greatest American Movies Of All Time
2002
#8 		100 Years: 100 PASSIONS
100 Greatest Love Stories Of All Time
2003
#6 		100 Years: 100 HEROES & VILLAINS
50 Greatest Villains
“Mr. Potter”
2003
#9 		100 Years: 100 HEROES & VILLAINS
50 Greatest Heroes
“George Bailey”
2006
#1 		100 Years: 100 CHEERS
100 Most Inspiring Films Of All Time
2007
#20 		100 Years: 100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
100 Greatest American Films Of All Time
2008
#3 		Top 10: FANTASY
10 Greatest FANTASY Films of All Time

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Production

Additional Writing:
Jo Swerling
Michael Wilson

Art Direction:
Jack Okey
William Cameron Menzies

Assistant Director:
Arthur S. Black Jr.

Cinematography:
Victor Milner

Costume Design:
Edward Stevenson

Director:
Frank Capra

Director of Photography:
Joseph F. Biroc
Joseph Walker

Editor:
William Hornbeck

Gaffer:
Homer Plannette

Makeup Artist:
Gordon Bau

Orchestrator:
Paul Marquardt

Original Music Composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Story:
Philip Van Doren Stern

Producer:
Frank Capra

Screenplay:
Frank Capra
Albert Hackett
Frances Goodrich

Set Decoration:
Emile Kuri

Sound:
Clem Portman
Richard Van Hessen
John Aalberg

Special Effects:
Daniel Hays
Russell A. Cully

Special Effects Supervisor:
Russell Shearman

Still Photographer:
Phil Stern

Stunts:
Lila Finn

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