It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 movie directed by Frank Capra. It inspired the story similar to A Christmas Carol.

It's a Wonderful Life
Directed by	Frank Capra
Written by	Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Frank Capra Based on The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern
Produced by	Frank Capra
Starring	James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
Cinematography	Joseph F. Biroc, Joseph Walker, Victor Milner (uncredited)
Edited by	William Hornbeck
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Production company	Liberty Films
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures (original release), Republic Pictures (video), Artisan Entertainment (DVD), Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 20, 1946
Running time	130 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.18 million (estimated)

Cast

• James Stewart as George Bailey
• Donna Reed as Mary Hatch
• Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter

Other websites

Quotations related to It's a Wonderful Life at Wikiquote

• It's a Wonderful Life on IMDb
• Essay on the deeper meaning of the movie Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Excerpts from Ray Carney's analysis of the movie.