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James Stewart and Donna Reed in La vie est belle (1946)

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La vie est belle

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Edited into

    • Have Rocket -- Will Travel (1959)

      Effects shot tilting up past moon lifted from opening scenes of "It's a Wonderful Life"
    • Au-delà du réel (TV Series 1963–1965)

      Effects shot tilting up past moon lifted from opening scenes of "It's a Wonderful Life" later used in Season 1, Episode 23: Second Chance.
    • "Au-delà du réel" Second Chance (TV Episode 1964)

      Outer Space scene that Don Gordon narrates near the start was the same scene used for the angels in heaven in "It's a Wonderful Life."
    • High Hopes: The Capra Years (TV Movie 1981)

    • The Our Gang Story (Video 1994)

      Clips shown

Featured in

    • Il était une fois l'Amérique (1976)

      Clip(s) / Footage.
    • "AFI Life Achievement Award" A Tribute to James Stewart (TV Episode 1980)

      Stewart and Reed listen to Albertson on phone
    • Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)

      clip included
    • Androïde (1982)

    • Hollywood's Greatest Trailers (Video 1982)

      Trailer.

Followed by

    • It's a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story

Referenced in

    • Le Crapaud et le Maître d'école (1949)

    • Scandale (1950)

      Stars/angels coming to earth (reflected in pond) at Christmas
    • Le Charme de Dolorès (1951)

      The scene in which Huber and his guest are dancing a waltz, the stage is opening and they are falling into the pool beneith the stage is a direct reference to the Charleston scene from "It's A Wonderful Life"
    • "La quatrième dimension" It's a Good Life (TV Episode 1961)

      Title Reference.
    • "La quatrième dimension" Cavender Is Coming (TV Episode 1962)

      Cavender, like Clarence, is a low-ranking angel who looks like a dumpy middle-aged man. Also like Clarence, Cavender goes down into the world in order to serve as a diligent guardian for a particular mortal in order to "get his wings."

References

    • Mr. Smith au sénat (1939)

    • Filles des îles (1942)

      Song is heard when George first arrives at his new house on 320 Sycamore.
    • Les cloches de Sainte-Marie (1945)

      The film is playing at the Bijou Cinema on December 24, 1945.

Remade as

    • It Happened One Christmas (TV Movie 1977)

    • Monsieur Destinée (1990)

      Modern day reboot
    • Family Man (2000)

      The Family Man (2000) is a remake of It's a Wonderful Life (1946), with both films following a protagonist who experiences an alternate reality to understand the impact of their life choices, especially in terms of family and relationships. Both films focus on themes of selflessness, family, and personal growth.
    • Joyeux Muppet Show de Noël (TV Movie 2002)

      The Muppet movie is borderline spoof remake of this movie.

Spin-off

    • Clarence (TV Movie 1990)

Spoofed in

    • Damn Yankees (1958)

    • "Mork and Mindy" It's a Wonderful Mork (TV Episode 1979)

      This episode is a spoof of the film.
    • It's a Miserable Life (Short 1979)

    • Monte Là-Dessus! (1983)

      The opening depicts the Earth spinning among the stars while Heavenly voices discuss sending an angel to help a couple in trouble.
    • "SCTV Channel" It's a Wonderful Film (TV Episode 1983)

      Spoof of title and concept.

Version of

    • It Happened One Christmas (TV Movie 1977)

    • Merry Christmas, George Bailey (TV Movie 1997)

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