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Vue d'ensemble

Note Générale:
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Réalisateur:
Frank Capra
Scénaristes:
Frances Goodrich (screenplay) and
Albert Hackett (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Date de sortie:
7 janvier 1947 (USA) suite
Genre:
Drame | Famille | Fantasy | Romance suite
Accroche:
They're making memories tonight! suite
Intrigue:
An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Récompenses:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 4 wins suite
Avis des utilisateurs:
"To My Big Brother George, The Richest Man In Town" plus de (504 total)
US TV Schedule:
Sat. Dec. 128:00 PMNBC   

Ensemble

  (dans l'ordre des crédits) (Vérifié comme complet)

James Stewart ... George Bailey

Donna Reed ... Mary Hatch

Lionel Barrymore ... Mr. Potter
Thomas Mitchell ... Uncle Billy
Henry Travers ... Clarence
Beulah Bondi ... Mrs. Bailey

Frank Faylen ... Ernie
Ward Bond ... Bert

Gloria Grahame ... Violet
H.B. Warner ... Mr. Gower
Frank Albertson ... Sam Wainwright
Todd Karns ... Harry Bailey
Samuel S. Hinds ... Pa Bailey
Mary Treen ... Cousin Tilly
Virginia Patton ... Ruth Dakin
Charles Williams ... Cousin Eustace
Sarah Edwards ... Mrs. Hatch (as Sara Edwards)
William Edmunds ... Mr. Martini (as Bill Edmunds)
Lillian Randolph ... Annie

Argentina Brunetti ... Mrs. Martini
Robert J. Anderson ... Little George (as Bobbie Anderson)
Ronnie Ralph ... Little Sam
Jean Gale ... Little Mary
Jeanine Ann Roose ... Little Violet
Danny Mummert ... Little Marty Hatch
Georgie Nokes ... Little Harry Bailey
Sheldon Leonard ... Nick
Frank Hagney ... Potter's Bodyguard
Ray Walker ... Joe - Luggage Shop

Charles Lane ... Real Estate Salesman (as Charlie Lane)
Edward Keane ... Tom - Bldg. & Loan (as Edward Kean)
Carol Coombs ... Janie Bailey (as Carol Coomes)
Karolyn Grimes ... Zuzu Bailey
Larry Simms ... Pete Bailey

Jimmy Hawkins ... Tommy Bailey
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Jean Acker ... (uncredited)
Ernie Adams ... Ed (uncredited)
Monya Andre ... (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews ... Mr. Welch (uncredited)
Sam Ash ... Nervous Banker (uncredited)
Jack Bailey ... One of Vi's Suitors (uncredited)
Mary Bayless ... (uncredited)
Beth Belden ... (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict ... Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard ... (uncredited)
Al Bridge ... Sheriff (uncredited)
Buz Buckley ... (uncredited)
Marian Carr ... Mrs. Jane Wainwright (uncredited)
Adriana Caselotti ... Singer at Martini's (uncredited)
Lane Chandler ... Man (uncredited)

Michael Chapin ... Kid (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton ... (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire ... Dr. Cavanaugh (uncredited)
Edward Clark ... (uncredited)
Tom Coleman ... (uncredited)
Ellen Corby ... Miss Davis (uncredited)
Jimmy the Crow ... Crow in Bank (uncredited)
Bryn Davis ... (uncredited)
Lew Davis ... High School Teacher at Poolside (uncredited)
Harry Denny ... (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Woman at Graduation Dance (uncredited)
Dick Elliott ... Man on Porch (uncredited)
Tom Fadden ... Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
Frank Fenton ... Violet's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston ... Horace - Bank Teller (uncredited)
Sam Flint ... Relieved Banker in Potter's Office (uncredited)
Lee Frederick ... Man (uncredited)
Dick Gordon ... Man with Sheriff (uncredited)
Herschel Graham ... (uncredited)
Joseph Granby ... Joseph - Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Halton ... Carter - Bank Examiner (uncredited)
Carl Eric Hansen ... (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood ... Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)
Harry Holman ... Mr. Partridge - High School Principal (uncredited)
Art Howard ... (uncredited)
Bert Howard ... (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull ... Mr. Randall (uncredited)
John Indrisano ... Extra in Fantasy Sequence (uncredited)
Eddie Kane ... Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)
Carl Kent ... (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Photographer at George's Home (uncredited)
Effie Laird ... (uncredited)
Mike Lally ... Building and Loan Customer (uncredited)
Harold Landon ... Marty Hatch (uncredited)
Meade 'Lux' Lewis ... Piano Player in Nick's Place (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald ... House Owner (uncredited)
Irene Mack ... (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... (uncredited)
Charles Meakin ... (uncredited)
Priscilla Montgomery ... Student in Gym (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Man with Sheriff (uncredited)
Philip Morris ... (uncredited)
George Noisom ... Dancer at School Dance (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen ... Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Garry Owen ... Bill Poster (uncredited)
Netta Packer ... (uncredited)
Franklin Parker ... Photographer / Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Roberts ... Mickey (uncredited)
Cy Schindell ... Nick's Bouncer (uncredited)
Almira Sessions ... Potter's Secretary (uncredited)
Cedric Stevens ... (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan ... Bartender at Nick's (uncredited)
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer ... Freddie Othello (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Cashier / Assistant Bouncer at Nick's (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson ... Charlie (uncredited)
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Réalisé par
Frank Capra 
 
Scénaristes
Frances Goodrich (screenplay) and
Albert Hackett (screenplay) and
Frank Capra (screenplay)

Jo Swerling (additional scenes)

Philip Van Doren Stern (story)

Michael Wilson  contributor to screenplay (uncredited)

Produit par
Frank Capra .... producer
 
Musique originale
Dimitri Tiomkin (musical score written by)
 
Image
Joseph F. Biroc (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
Joseph Walker (director of photography)
Victor Milner (director of photography) (uncredited)
 
Montage
William Hornbeck 
 
Direction artistique
Jack Okey 
 
Décorateur de plateau
Emile Kuri 
 
Création des costumes
Edward Stevenson (costumes)
 
Maquillage
Gordon Bau .... makeup supervisor
 
Assistant réalisateur
Arthur S. Black Jr. .... assistant director (as Arthur S. Black)
 
Technicien du son
Clem Portman .... sound
Richard Van Hessen .... sound
John Aalberg .... sound (uncredited)
 
Effets spéciaux
Russell A. Cully .... special photographic effects
Daniel Hays .... special effects (uncredited)
Russell Shearman .... special effects supervisor (uncredited)
 
Cascadeur
Lila Finn .... stunt double: Donna Reed (uncredited)
 
Caméra et Département Electrique
Joseph F. Biroc .... camera operator (uncredited)
Homer Plannette .... gaffer (uncredited)
 
Département Musique
Dimitri Tiomkin .... musical score directed by
Herschel Burke Gilbert .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leigh Harline .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Alfred Newman .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Nathan Scott .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leith Stevens .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
David Tamkin .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Dave Torbett .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Edward Ward .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Roy Webb .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
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Détails supplémentaires

Autre(s) titre(s):
Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA) (complete title)
The Greatest Gift (USA) (working title)
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Parents Guide:
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Durée:
130 min | Spain:118 min (25 fps) (DVD edition)
Pays:
USA
Langue:
Anglais
Couleur:
Noir et Blanc
Rapport de forme:
1,37 : 1 suite
Son:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Classification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Sweden:15 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Germany:6 | Spain:T | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #11656)
Lieux de tournage:
4587 Viro Road, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA suite
Société:
Liberty Films (II) suite

Curiosités

Anecdotes:
For the scene that required Donna Reed to throw a rock into the window of the Granville House, Frank Capra hired a marksman to shoot it out for her on cue. To everyone's amazement, Donna Reed broke the window with true aim and heft without the assistance of the hired marksman! suite
Goofs:
Continuité: After George storms out of Uncle Billy's house, Uncle Billy lays his head on his arms. At first he has his arms crossed right over left, then immediately they are crossed left over right. suite
Guillemet:
[first lines]
Mr. Emil Gower: I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father.
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Connexions De Film:
Référencé sur "The King of Queens: Food Fight (#4.13)" (2002) suite
Bande son:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home suite

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"To My Big Brother George, The Richest Man In Town", 25 décembre 2005
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Auteur : bkoganbing de Buffalo, New York

I've always thought that the reason It's A Wonderful Life has had such enduring popularity is that more than in any other film it shows what can be the value of a single individual and the contribution to the greater good they can make.

George Bailey as portrayed by James Stewart is the kind of every man hero we can all identify with. He's got the every day problems to be sure, raising and providing for a family, but he's got bigger problems than that. Fate has made him the rallying point of opposition in his small town of Bedford Falls to the "richest and meanest man in town", embodied in Lionel Barrymore.

It's a real David vs. Goliath battle. Barrymore seems to have unlimited resources at his disposal. Samuel S. Hinds as Peter Bailey put it so well to him in asking what are you doing all this for? Barrymore does have more money than he could ever possibly use. A little charity wouldn't hurt him.

Remember the basic plot outline. A whole lot of people in Bedford Falls one post World War II Christmas Eve see that their friend George is toting a heavy load of mysterious origins. Their prayers reach the heavens where an angel is dispatched to aid.

But before Henry Travers the angel arrives, he's given the story of George Bailey's life. And we see the kind of struggles he's had, the sacrifices he's made for the good of a whole lot of others. We've also seen a greedy and grasping Potter, grabbing everything that George Bailey cannot save.

Something happens that day before Christmas through no fault of his own, Bailey is in big trouble. It's driven him to the brink of despair. That's why the angel is sent down. He shows him the alternate universe that would have been had he never existed. It's something each and every one of us should try to do, step outside ourselves see just what our contributions can be.

But I think what Frank Capra is trying to say in this greatest of his films is that having done that and we realize we haven't contributed to the greater good of humankind, we resolve to do so. It's a simple, but profound lesson.

What if Potter got the same opportunity? In a sense Charles Dickens did just that in A Christmas Carol. Would Lionel Barrymore change? It's an interesting point of speculation.

In addition to those cast members already mentioned a whole group of players who worked with Capra before grace this film. Add to that some others and you have a perfectly cast feature picture.

Donna Reed has an interesting part as well. Your choice of mate is real important in life. Had she not been as loving and supportive to George Bailey, he might very well have taken a different route in life. Mary Hatch Bailey became a signature part for her, more identified than her role in From Here to Eternity which got her an Oscar. It certainly was the basis for her TV series.

When Todd Karns who plays Harry Bailey toasts his brother he's saying that the riches of the world are not necessarily things that can be quantified. Your life is not measured in material things, but in how you use the material things given you.

And that universal lesson will be taught into eternity as long as It's A Wonderful Life is shown every year. Wouldst we all learn it.

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