It's a Wonderful Life

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Theatrical Release Date:

01/07/1947

DVD Release Date:

09/19/1995

Run Time:

125min.

Starring:

James Stewart , Donna Reed , Lionel Barrymore , Thomas Mitchell , Henry Travers

Director(s):

Frank Capra

Distributor(s):

RKO Pictures

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Drama,Family,Fantasy,Romance

Plot: This is director Frank Capra's classic bittersweet comedy/drama about George Bailey (James Stewart), the eternally-in-debt guiding force of a bank in the typical American small town of Bedford Falls. Read More

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