Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of director Henry Koster's
The Bishop's Wife, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven and Elsa Lanchester. The 1947 Oscar-nominated film (Best Picture and Best Director, among others) makes its Blu-ray debut on November 5th.
Synopsis: Heavenly bells are ringing, jubilant choirs are singing and Christmas joy is blanketing the world like freshly fallen snow. But the Yuletide spirit has yet to warm Bishop Henry Brougham (Niven) or his Victorian home. Struggling to raise funds for a new cathedral, the preoccupied young clergyman has neglected his loving wife Julia (Young), and now only divine intervention can save their marriage. But Dudley (Grant), the powerful and handsome angel sent from above, has a mind of his own and teaching mortal Henry an immortal lesson inromance isn't all he's got planned.
Technical specifications and special features have yet to be detailed. The classic film's 1996 remake,
The Preacher's Wife, stars Denzel Washington, Courtney B. Vance and Whitney Houston, and is already available on Blu-ray from Disney/Buena Vista.