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Paramount Pictures | 1946 | 131 min | Rated PG | Nov 17, 2020

It's a Wonderful Life 4K (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

8.8
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users0.0 of 50.0
Reviewer4.0 of 54.0
Overall4.0 of 54.0

Overview

It's a Wonderful Life 4K (1946)

George Bailey is a small-town man whose life seems so desperate he contemplates suicide. He had always wanted to leave Bedford Falls to see the world, but circumstances and his own good heart have led him to stay. He sacrficed his education for his brother's, kept the family-run savings and loan afloat, protected the town from the avarice of the greedy banker Mr. Potter, and married his childhood sweetheart. As he prepares to jump from a bridge, his guardian angel intercedes, showing him what life would have become for the residents of Bedford Falls if he had never lived.

Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell (I), Henry Travers
Director: Frank Capra

Family100%
Holiday75%
Melodrama46%
Drama43%

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: HEVC / H.265
    Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
    Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1

  • Audio

    English: Dolby TrueHD 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 16-bit)
    French: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 kbps)
    Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (224 kbps)
    German: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 kbps)
    Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 kbps)
    Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 kbps)

  • Subtitles

    English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Two-disc set (2 BDs)
    Digital copy
    4K Ultra HD

  • Packaging

    Slipcover in original pressing

  • Playback

    Region free 

Review

Rating summary

Movie5.0 of 55.0
Video5.0 of 55.0
Audio4.0 of 54.0
Extras2.0 of 52.0
Overall4.0 of 54.0

It's a Wonderful Life 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman December 10, 2020

Paramount has widely released a SteelBook packaging variant for the classic 1946 film 'It's a Wonderful Life.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the 4K wide release which debuted in October 2019. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.




For a full film review, please click here; note that this link points to the 2009 Blu-ray.


It's a Wonderful Life 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  5.0 of 5

For a full UHD video review, please click here.


It's a Wonderful Life 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  4.0 of 5

For a full UHD audio review, please click here.


It's a Wonderful Life 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  2.0 of 5

The smooth front panel partially recreates a classic poster art image depicting Jimmy Stewart's George Bailey holding up Donna Reed's Mary Hatch by her waist. He's bottom right, she's essentially center at a diagonal. A large moon sits behind them, filling much of the panel. The film's title appears in red script top left, accompanied by Stewart and Reed's name as well as Director Frank Capra's. A soft pastel blue background gives the front a tender touch. The rear panel is a bright metallic red which does show some handling fingerprints. An image of bells, in a blending but obviously darker image defining red, appears center with white script text reading "every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings" center at a diagonal. The quote is attributed to Zuzu Bailey. A Paramount logo appears bottom left and a model number bottom right, both in white. The spine carries over the red color. The film's title in white appears center. A Paramount logo has been placed at the top and several items at the bottom, all in white: "2-disc set" and UltraHD and Blu-ray logos.

Inside, the digital copy code as well as a folded poster depicting the original artwork are tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are situated on the right in staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a color reproduction of one of the film's most iconic scenes from the end of the movie with the family gathered near the Christmas tree with George holding Zuzu and his arm wrapped around Mary.

For full coverage of the included supplemental content, please click here.


It's a Wonderful Life 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  4.0 of 5

One of cinema's most treasured films has arrived on the UHD format with excellent technical presentations and now a handsome SteelBook that gets everything right. It even includes a poster worthy of framing. Very highly recommended.