Frank Capra's it's a wonderful life
(DVD) 

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Popular Media - CARTPN1997 .I88 1998On Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Angels -- Drama.
Christmas films.
Christmas films.
DVDs.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Suicide -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Angels
Christmas films
Christmas films
Drama
Feature films
Feature films
Films for the hearing impaired
Films for the hearing impaired
Suicide
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other Subjects
Feature films.
Films de Noël.
Films de Noël.
Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 160 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences, double sided ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([4] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Language
English
UPC
017153207125

Notes

General Note
Based on Philip Van Doren Stern's short story "The greatest gift."
General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1946.
General Note
Digitally remastered from the original film negative.
General Note
Special features: Theatrical trailer, Making of It's a wonderful life, A personal remembrance (a special tribute to Frank Capra by Frank Capra, Jr.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Joseph Walker, Joseph Biroc; art director, Jack Okey ; editor, William Hornbeck; music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
Participants/Performers
James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Gloria Grahame.
Description
George Bailey, a desperate and suicidal man, is visited by a guardian angel who shows him how important he has been to those around him in his life.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; THX digitally mastered; Dolby digital.
Language
In English with optional French or Spanish soundtracks; optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
American Film Institute's list of America's 100 greatest movies, selected in 1998, no. 11.
Awards
Film selected to The National Film Registry, Library of Congress, 1990.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Capra, F., Goodrich, F., Hackett, A., Swerling, J., Stewart, J., Reed, D., Barrymore, L., Mitchell, T., Travers, H., Bondi, B., Grahame, G., Walker, J. B., Biroc, J., Okey, J., Hornbeck, W., Tiomkin, D., & Stern, P. V. D. (1998). Frank Capra's it's a wonderful life (Original uncut version.). Republic Entertainment : Distributed by Artisan Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Frank Capra et al.. 1998. Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. Los Angeles, Calif.: Republic Entertainment : Distributed by Artisan Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Frank Capra et al.. Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life Los Angeles, Calif.: Republic Entertainment : Distributed by Artisan Entertainment, 1998.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Capra, F., Goodrich, F., Hackett, A., Swerling, J., Stewart, J., Reed, D. and Barrymore, L. et al (1998). Frank capra's it's a wonderful life. Original uncut version. Los Angeles, Calif.: Republic Entertainment : Distributed by Artisan Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Capra, Frank, et al. Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life Original uncut version., Republic Entertainment : Distributed by Artisan Entertainment, 1998.

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