What is It's a Wonderful Life?
{{Infobox movie | name = It's a Wonderful Life | image =It's a Wonderful Life (1946 poster).jpeg | director = [[Frank Capra]] | producer = Frank Capra | writer = [[Frances Goodrich]],<br />[[Albert Hackett]],<br /> and Frank Capra<br />Based on ''The Greatest Gift'' by [[Philip Van Doren Stern]] | music = [[Dimitri Tiomkin]] | cinematography = [[Joseph F. Biroc]],<br />[[Joseph Walker]],<br />[[Victor Milner]] (uncredited) | editing = [[William Hornbeck]] | starring = [[James Stewart]],<br />[[Donna Reed]],<br />[[Lionel Barrymore]] | studio = Liberty Films | distributor = [[RKO Radio Pictures]] (original release),<br />[[Republic Pictures]] (video),<br />[[Artisan Entertainment]] ([[DVD]]),<br />[[Paramount Pictures]] | released = December 20, 1946 | runtime = 130 minutes | country = [[United States]] | language = English | budget = [[United States dollar|$]]3.18 [[million]] (estimated) }} '''''It's a Wonderful Life''''' is a 1946 [[movie]] directed by [[Frank Capra]]. It inspired the story similar to ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''. ==Cast== * [[James Stewart]] as George Bailey * [[Donna Reed]] as Mary Hatch * [[Lionel Barrymore]] as Mr. Potter == Other websites == {{wikiquote-inline}} * {{imdb title|id=0038650|title=It's a Wonderful Life}} * [https://noirdame.com/feature_articles/christmas/wonderful_life.php Essay on the deeper meaning of the movie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928104125/https://noirdame.com/feature_articles/christmas/wonderful_life.php |date=2007-09-28 }} * [http://people.bu.edu/rcarney/capra/wondlife.shtml Excerpts from Ray Carney's analysis of the movie.] {{movie-stub}} [[Category:1946 drama movies]] [[Category:American drama movies]] [[Category:Movies based on books]] [[Category:Christmas movies]] [[Category:English-language movies]] [[Category:Movies set in New York (state)]] [[Category:United States National Film Registry movies]] [[Category:Movies directed by Frank Capra]]