Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life is perhaps the definitive classic Christmas movie. It stars James Stewart as hapless George Bailey, a banker who, one snowy Christmas Eve, is brought back from the depths of despair when his guardian angel, Clarence, shows George how life in his sleepy hometown would be without him.
Released in 1946 to an inititally lukewarm reception, the film gathered dust on the Paramount shelves for decades. Then, in the 1980s, a wave of television broadcasts brought it to worldwide attention, and the filmed garnered the reputation it has today.
ATRM are in Bedford Falls, 1919-1945. We've got the full story behind a Christmas classic as we learn the true meaning of Christmas...
00:00 | Introduction
04:01 | Synopsis
05:11 | The Director: Frank Capra
15:12 | The Writing: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Frank Capra
27:10 | The Cast: James Stewart as George Bailey and Donna Reed as Mary Hatch/Bailey
37:43 | The Highlight: "You want the moon?" scene; Clarence shows George Bedford Falls if he'd never been born; The joyous ending
52:01 | The Rating
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All The Right Movies is an online hub for movie lovers everywhere, creating videos, podcasts, and articles on classic and hit films. The Cutting Room is our movie show where we break down films into their key filmmaking parts to discuss what makes them work, and also tell the making of story behind the film. All delivered with some big laughs and opinions.
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26 июл 2024
