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  1. www.historyhit.com › culture › 1946-wonderful-lifeHow Frank Capra’s ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Became a Christmas ...

    Nov 10, 2022 · On Christmas Eve, George attempts suicide but is saved by a guardian angel, Clarence, who is attempting to earn his wings. Clarence reveals to George the positive impact he has had on the lives of people in the town of Bedford Falls.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › It's_a_Wonderful_LifeIt's a Wonderful Life - Wikipedia

    Plot. On Christmas Eve 1945, in Bedford Falls, New York, George Bailey contemplates suicide. The prayers of his family and friends reach Heaven, where guardian angel second class Clarence Odbody is assigned to save George in order to earn his wings. Clarence is shown flashbacks of George's life.

  3. www.britannica.com › topic › Its-a-Wonderful-LifeIt’s a Wonderful Life | Beloved Christmas Movie by Capra ...

    Oct 25, 2024 · It’s a Wonderful Life, American dramatic film, released in 1946, that is widely considered one of the most inspirational and beloved movies in American cinema. The film, which was produced and directed by Frank Capra, has become synonymous with Christmas, when it is frequently televised.

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  5. time.com › 4599219It's a Wonderful Life: What Makes the Christmas Movie Great ...

    Dec 21, 2016 · But Munby posits that the subject matter may have just been too dark for a holiday-season audience in 1946: the Depression-era and wartime concerns of It’s a Wonderful Life were still too...

  6. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 90135How ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Became an Accidental Christmas ...

    Dec 22, 2022 · Director Frank Capra’s 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life is sacred in the holiday movie pantheon. It’s not as quotable as A Christmas Story (1983) or as lyrical as 1966’s How the Grinch...

  7. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › 2016It’s a Wonderful Life at 70: A Toast to the Richest Film in Town

    Dec 2, 2016 · The story behind the little movie that became a Christmas classic, thanks to its indelible message—and a lapsed copyright.

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  9. www.huffpost.com › entry › its-a-wonderful-lifeIt's A Wonderful Life: The Miraculous Origins Of A Christmas ...

    Dec 22, 2018 · Though the film’s climax takes place around a Christmas tree, the setting is a metaphor, not a marketing strategy. “It’s A Wonderful Life” opened nationwide in January, missing the Christmas season entirely. In 1946, the mass-market Christmas special hadn’t really been invented yet.