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My Easy Marketplace - It's a Wonderful Life
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List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $2.74
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Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers
Directed By: Frank Capra
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302899153
Format: Black & White
ISBN: 630289915X
Label: Republic Pictures
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Republic Pictures
Release Date: 1995-09-19
Running Time: 132
Studio: Republic Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1947-01-07
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Summary: Love the old classics!
Comment: The 2-disks give you the option of seeing the Christmas classic in b/w or color, which is fun.
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Summary: Great Classic received in time to watch before christmas
Comment: Delivery was quick. Was able to share this with a good friend before the holidays got busy.
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Summary: Christmas
Comment: This is a good Christmas story. We were disappointed that it was not in color. Otherwise...excellent.
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Summary: It's A Wonderful Life
Comment: This is one of my favourite movie, it was wonderful to see it in colour.
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Summary: As described with quick delivery
Comment: This 2 disk set was received much quicker than even stated. The product was in excellent condition.The disks play perfectly and the case looks to be brand new. I am most happy with my purchase.
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Editorial Reviews:
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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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