It's a Wonderful Film
Everything you ever wanted to know about the classic film 'It's a Wonderful Life' together with lots of things you didn't know you wanted to know and a few things you probably never even considered!
Consider the Cast
Cary Grant as George Bailey - well, maybe.
It's hard to imagine anyone other than Jimmy Stewart in this iconic role and Frank Capra wanted him right from the very start, but you might be interested to see some of the other actors and actresses who were considered for the cast.
I Never Knew That!
Dip into this section anywhere to find a juicy fact or enjoy a 'lightbulb moment' when you see for the first time something that's been there all along or that you've been seeing things differently all along
Behind the Scenes
Peep behind the camera and see some of the off screen scenes from the making of the film.
Flick through the photo album of still shots taken throughout filming to find a whole new angle on things
It's All in the Detail
Watch a film more than a few times and you begin to notice things.
Small details, continuity mistakes, items moving from one shot to the next
and so on.
Here we collect many of these small details.
How many of them have you noticed?
Timeline
Here you'll find a full timeline of the story from the first scene to the final curtain. That way you'll be able to understand clearly what happened when and to whom.
Tributes and Nods
It's amazing just how many places you'll see IAWL popping up on your cinema and TV screens and in how many ways other film makers have paid tribute to this great film. Whether it's just a fleeting glimpse of the film on a TV in the background or a full-blown pastiche, there are many examples to choose from, including one featuring a bee!
That Other Version
It's a Wonderful Life has, as yet, never been re-filmed, and anyway, who could you cast now in such iconic roles? Arnold Schwarzenegger as George? Julia Roberts as Mary, and how about Jack Nicholson as Potter and the angelic Danny de Vito as Clarence? Well so far it hasn't been done, but there is another film that bears a striking resemblance to IAWL...
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