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About 1946 film directed by Frank Capra
Genres drama, fantasy, comedy, flashback, Christmas, romantic comedy
Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Frank Capra, Albert Hackett, Michael Wilson, Frances Goodrich
Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Gloria Grahame, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Ellen Corby, Jean Acker
Music Dimitri Tiomkin
Runtime 125 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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