Its a Wonderful Life
1946 | Drama | USA | Directed by Frank Capra
Overview
George Bailey wishes he had never been born and an angel shows him the town without him. A flop in 1946 that grew into the most broadcast film in American television history after its copyright lapsed. The dark middle, a man on a bridge contemplating suicide, is deeper than the reputation suggests. Every time a bell rings, somewhere a licensing dispute settles.
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