IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

FRANK CAPRA

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Cast

JAMES STEWART DONNA REED FRANCES GOODRICH ALBERT HACKETT LIONEL BARRYMORE THOMAS MITCHELL HENRY TRAVERS GLORIA GRAHAME WARD BOND FRANK FAYLEN

Plot

Frank Capra's classic bittersweet drama about George Bailey (James Stewart), a small town businessman who has long considered himself a failure. Things come to a head one Christmas Eve in 1946, when facing financial ruin and arrest he contemplates suicide. Standing on a bridge and ready to jump George's fate now rests in the hands of an Angel eager to earn his wings. It's a Wonderful Life is widely considered to be one of the finest films ever made, it is certainly one of the greatest feel-good ones..