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75th Anniversary Edition
Paramount Pictures | 1946 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 131 min | Rated PG | Nov 16, 2021

It's a Wonderful Life (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 (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%
Holiday77%
Drama51%
Melodrama47%

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1

  • Audio

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

  • Subtitles

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

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Two-disc set (2 BDs)

  • Playback

    Region A (B, C untested)

Review

Rating summary

Movie5.0 of 55.0
Video4.5 of 54.5
Audio4.0 of 54.0
Extras2.0 of 52.0
Overall4.0 of 54.0

It's a Wonderful Life Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman November 20, 2021

Paramount has once again re-released the timeless 1946 film 'It's a Wonderful Life,' starring Jimmy Stewart and directed by Frank Capra, to Blu-ray. This two-disc set is identical to the two-disc set the studio released on October 29, 2019, featuring new extras and a remastered 1080p transfer (there was also a companion 4K release of the film, which is also available in SteelBook packaging). This set is distinguished by its DigiBook style packaging and the inclusion of ten recipe cards from the Bailey Family cookbook. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the packaging and the recipe cards.


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


It's a Wonderful Life Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  4.5 of 5

For a full video review, please click here.


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

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

For this release of It's a Wonderful Life, Paramount ships the two-disc set in DigiBook-style packaging which slides into an outer slip box which features identical artwork to the DigiBook proper. On both sides a gray border wraps around a dominantly blue center area; on the front is the classic image depicting George and Mary embracing, looking lovingly into one another's eyes, with the moon prominent top center and the film's title within. The rear side includes Clarence's note to George. Clarence sits bottom left on a snowy step looking up at the moon top right. The two discs are staggered-stacked on the right hand side interior above a classic black-and-white still from the film's end. On the left is a reinforced pocket to hold the ten Bailey Family Holiday Recipe cards.

The cards are very attractive. They're printed on glossy stock; there are two cards in each of five categories: Appetizers ("He's Bats" Minestrone and Pastry Snails), Cocktails and Drinks (Homemade Eggnog and Mama and Papa Dollar, the latter of which is an alcoholic drink), Dessert (Clarence's Angel Food Cake and Vanilla Moonbeam Pies), Entrees (Classic Holiday Roast Turkey and Glazed Holiday Ham), and Sides (Corn Muffins and Home Blessing Salad). The front of the card gives the name of the dish at the top and the category at the bottom. Delicious-looking color photos of the food fill the rest of the front space. On the rear are very detailed descriptions of the food, ingredients lists, preparation instructions, and a couple of additional small color photos. Everything looks delicious!

For full coverage of the on-disc supplemental content, please click here. A digital copy code is included with purchase.


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

For those who have a passion for cooking and don't yet own the film on Blu-ray, this is the way to go. For all others, it's probably a pass with no new on disc content.