16mm IT\'S A WONDERFUL LIFE-1946. Frank Capra/Jimmy Stewart B/W Feature Film. For Sale

It\'s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1943. The film is one of the most beloved in American cinema, and has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season.
The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams in order to help others, and whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers). Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched, and how different life in his community of Bedford Falls would be if he had never been born.
Despite performing poorly at the box office due to stiff competition at the time of its release, the film has become a classic and is a staple of Christmas television around the world.
Theatrically, the film\'s break-even point was $6.3 million, approximately twice the production cost, a figure it didn\'t come close to achieving on its initial release. An appraisal in 2006 reported: \"Although it was not the complete box office failure that today everyone believes ... it was initially a major disappointment and confirmed, at least to the studios, that Capra was no longer capable of turning out the populist features that made his films the must-see, money-making events they once were.\"
It\'s a Wonderful Life is now considered one of the greatest films of all time. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, placing number 11 on its initial 1998 greatest movie list, number 20 on its revised 2007 greatest movie list, and placing number one on its list of the most inspirational American films of all time. Capra revealed that this was his personal favorite among the films he directed and that he screened it for his family every Christmas season.
This is an excellent condition English language sound film printmounted on 4 x 1600\' reels and printed on Eastman b/w film stock.
This film is on metal reels and includes the metal cans shown in the photos above. Please see photos above for image representation and quality. Print has leaders, lab-heads and countdowns.
No vinegar syndrome smells or warping.
Poster art not included with this 16mm film, used for promotional purposes only.
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INFORMATION ON CONDITION RATING:NEAR MINT: Minimal if any splices or lines or noticeable wear.EXCELLENT: May have a few minor splices and very minor surface wearVERY GOOD: Ocasional splices, surface wear or an occasional line.GOOD: Moderate surface wear, intermittent scratches or splices.WORN: This print has moderate to heavy wear with numerous splices, sprocket damage and or significant emulsion lines. May need some work to run smoothly.INFORMATION ON COLOR RATINGS:IB TECHNICOLOR/KODACHROME, ECTACHROME, CINECOLOR– Non fade dye transfer process—Premium!LOWFADE – Mylar or Estar, AG2S, LPP, various Fuji stocks etc. Stocks that will not fade for a very long time! Premium!EXCELLENT-a color stock but shows no signs of discoloration, fading, shifting.
VERY GOOD COLOR– has a slight shift, but retains most of its color. may have a slightreddish/pinkish/brownish cast to it, but has strong color.GOOD COLOR – has a noticeable shift, but still maintains much of it’s color. Also knows as ‘Warm’FAIR COLOR– has shifted substantially to Red/Pink but still has blues and greens in it.PINK/RED – Print has turned mainly to pink or red, there may be some greens and blues left, but little if any.