Merry Christmas, George Bailey (TV 1997)

Director:

Matthew Diamond

Stars:

Casey Kasem, Bill Pullman, Penelope Ann Miller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Casey Kasem	...	Radio Announcer
Bill Pullman	...	George Bailey
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Mary Hatch Bailey
Nathan Lane	...	Clarence
Martin Landau	...	Pa Bailey / Mr. Potter
Sally Field	...	Mrs. Bailey / Narrator
Joe Mantegna	...	Joseph / Nick
Christian Slater	...	Harry Bailey
Jerry Van Dyke	...	Uncle Billy
Robert Guillaume	...	Mr. Gower
Carol Kane	...	Cousin Tilly / Mrs. Hatch
Bronson Pinchot	...	Mr. Carter
Dan Lauria	...	Bert
Craig Sheffer	...	Ernie Bishop / Ed / Bridgekeeper
Armelia McQueen	...	Mrs. Thompson

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | filmed radio broadcast | character name in title

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Genres:

Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

KCET, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), The Jimmy Hawkins Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Lux Radio Theater presentation was broadcast on March 10, 1947 with James Stewart and Donna Reed reprising their film roles. The radio play was again presented in 1947, 1949 and 1951.

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Connections

Version of It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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Soundtracks

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Music by Dimitri Tiomkin

User Reviews

An excellent re-creation of "It's a Wonderful Life"

I love this production, especially the very end. It's a daunting task, to re-create one of the greatest movies of all time, but the cast and crew of "Merry Christmas George Bailey" do it beautifully. This is now one of my annual Christmas standards, along with "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Story."