---
title: 'It''s a Wonderful Life (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Capra'
released: '1946-12-20'
runtime_minutes: 125
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/its-a-wonderful-life-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

1946 · PG · 125 min · Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift", self-published by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Capra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-capra)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Capra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-capra), [Michael Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-wilson), [Jo Swerling](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-swerling), [Frances Goodrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-goodrich), [Albert Hackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-hackett), [Philip Van Doren Stern](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-van-doren-stern)
- **Producer:** [Frank Capra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-capra)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph F. Biroc](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-f-biroc), [Victor Milner](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-milner), [Joseph Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-walker)

## Cast

- [James Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-stewart)
- [Almira Sessions](https://cinepixo.com/people/almira-sessions)
- [Stanley Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-andrews)
- [Frank O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-o-connor)
- [Ellen Corby](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-corby)
- [Frank Faylen](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-faylen)
- [Jack Cheatham](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-cheatham)
- [Ray Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-walker)
- [H. B. Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-b-warner)
- [Bert Moorhouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-moorhouse)
- [Harry Cheshire](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cheshire)
- [Eddie Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-kane)
- [Thomas Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mitchell)
- [Argentina Brunetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/argentina-brunetti)
- [Gloria Grahame](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-grahame)

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Official site: https://paramount.com/movies/its-wonderful-life
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/its-a-wonderful-life-1946
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