It's a Wonderful Life [Blu-ray] | ![It's a Wonderful Life [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cwuIuw8mL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Frank Capra
Actors: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers
Studio: Paramount
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Rating:  593 reviews
Sales Rank: 8219
Format: Black & White, Color, Dubbed, Original recording remastered, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 130 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 072094
UPC: 097360720945
EAN: 0097360720945
ASIN: B001UHOWXI
Theatrical Release Date: 1946
Release Date: November 3, 2009
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Item Type: BLU-RAY DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 11/03/09
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: yes
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
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Now perhaps the most beloved American film, It's a Wonderful Life was largely forgotten for years, due to a copyright quirk. Only in the late 1970s did it find its audience through repeated TV showings. Frank Capra's masterwork deserves its status as a feel-good communal event, but it is also one of the most fascinating films in the American cinema, a multilayered work of Dickensian density. George Bailey (played superbly by James Stewart) grows up in the small town of Bedford Falls, dreaming dreams of adventure and travel, but circumstances conspire to keep him enslaved to his home turf. Frustrated by his life, and haunted by an impending scandal, George prepares to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. A heavenly messenger (Henry Travers) arrives to show him a vision: what the world would have been like if George had never been born. The sequence is a vivid depiction of the American Dream gone bad, and probably the wildest thing Capra ever shot (the director's optimistic vision may have darkened during his experiences making military films in World War II). Capra's triumph is to acknowledge the difficulties and disappointments of life, while affirming--in the teary-eyed final reel--his cherished values of friendship and individual achievement. It's a Wonderful Life was not a big hit on its initial release, and it won no Oscars (Capra and Stewart were nominated); but it continues to weave a special magic. --Robert Horton
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 It's a Wonderful Life March 3, 2010
David L. Cox (Ontario, OR United States)
Terrific movie - especially when you can see it in either color or black & white!
Breath of fresh life into a great classic! February 25, 2010
J. Terrill (Ohio, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a review of the blu ray format. This is a great version of the classic, and they have cleaned up the product quite a bit from the television that is aired each year. There are two versions included. One is the classical black and white version, and the other is a color version. I know what you are thinking, a color version?? Yes. I did not think this was something worth even viewing as it takes away from the classic feel and original movie. Boy was I wrong.
I thought the picture was very clean, and the color that was added to the color version was dulled down to look as if it was really part of the original film. I thought this was very well done, and gave it more of a warm feeling. Take into consideration though that both versions are still in the 4:3 format. So you will still have large black bar on the sides. But I was amazed with how much clearer the picture was than the original TV aired version. Not to mention the story of this timeless classic.
It is a story that life is not all about the little things that we seem to focus on far to much of these days. That life is about friends and what you put into the world around you, and about how wonderful life really can be if you take the time to realize it. This is a great way to preserve this classic movie. If you have not seen it, do so, or at least watch it on tv!!
It's a "Wonderful" Movie February 22, 2010
Creative Shopper (Ewing, NJ USA)
This is my all time favorite movie and it was "wonderful" to see it in color and B&W. Great value for the quality of the DVD's. I am glad I purchased 2 and gave one away as a gift.
This will always be top-notch February 21, 2010
Dutchman
Our earlier DVD finally gave up, got this as a replacement. Can't be without this DVD at Christmas time!
It's A Wonderful Life February 19, 2010
Jo Gaver (Austin TX)
I loved it. Wonderful. 1 thing though - the souvenir bell included was broken :(
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