WED 20 DEC
Coming Soon to
Academy Cinemas
135 mins |
Rated
PG
Directed by Frank Capra
Starring James Stewart, Henry Travers, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Gloria Grahame, Thomas Mitchell
Frank Capra’s 1946 beloved tale of a family man learning to look at his life in a whole new light at Christmas time, thanks to the creative perspective of an angel trying to earn his wings, is no less relevant today than when it first came out. The ideal way to view the holiday classic—and the incomparable Jimmy Stewart at his best—is on the big screen at Academy as part of our Xmas-themed retro $5 Wednesday series!
Tickets only $5 - get in quick!
'Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve. Seeing no way out, George considers suicide from the edge of a bridge - but Clarence, his guardian angel, intervenes and shows George what his beloved hometown of Bedford Falls would be like without him.
Shocked by what he sees and at the unforeseen circumstances of his absence, George reconsiders and begs Clarence to return him to the problems of the present and the loving community he has fostered throughout his life.'
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Frank Capra’s 1946 beloved tale of a family man learning to look at his life in a whole new light at Christmas time, thanks to the creative perspective of an angel trying to earn his wings, is no less relevant today than when it first came out. The ideal way to view the holiday classic—and the incomparable Jimmy Stewart at his best—is on the big screen at Academy as part of our Xmas-themed retro $5 Wednesday series!
Tickets only $5 - get in quick!
'Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve. Seeing no way out, George considers suicide from the edge of a bridge - but Clarence, his guardian angel, intervenes and shows George what his beloved hometown of Bedford Falls would be like without him.
Shocked by what he sees and at the unforeseen circumstances of his absence, George reconsiders and begs Clarence to return him to the problems of the present and the loving community he has fostered throughout his life.'