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It's a Wonderful Life

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Frank Capra / US, 1947 / 129 min.

The ultimate Christmas film, with its shameless, sentimental, warm humanity and equipped, as it is, with a happy end. James Stewart plays the suicidal George Bailey; guardian angel Clarence helps the former change his mind. At the time, Stewart was Hollywood’s biggest star. 4K restoration.

poster It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, US 1947) (re-release)
It’s a tradition. Eye annually programmes this heart-warming classic during the dark days before Christmas. George Bailey is the good soul trying to keep a bank solvent in small town USA which, due to his business partner’s unfortunate machinations, seems doomed. While everyone around him gears up for a happy, jolly Christmas, Bailey is about to end it all.

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Scenes from this movie may cause fearThis movie contains scenes of violenceThis movie contains scenes with alcohol and/or drug useThis movie contains scenes of explicit discriminationPersons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult

Director

Frank Capra

Production year

1947

Country

US

Original title

It's a Wonderful Life

Length

129 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

DCP

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still It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, US 1947)
still It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, US 1947)
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