<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life&#8221; is returning to the big screen in December to mark the classic movie&#8217;s 75th anniversary.</p>
<p>In an announcement from <a href="https://www.fathomevents.com/events/It's-a-Wonderful-Life-75th-Anniversary-presented-by-TCM">Fathom Events</a>, Turner Classic Movies shared it will bring Frank Capra&#8217;s great Christmas movie back to theaters for two days, December 18 and again on December 21.</p>
<p>&#8220;Embraced as a cherished holiday tradition by families around the world, Frank Capra&#8217;s heart-warming masterpiece now celebrates 75 years with this big-screen event,&#8221; a description on the <a href="https://www.fathomevents.com/events/It's-a-Wonderful-Life-75th-Anniversary-presented-by-TCM">movie site</a> read.</p>
<p>&#8220;George Bailey (James Stewart) sets aside his dreams of world travel to run his father&#8217;s small community bank, and protect the people of Bedford Falls from greedy businessman Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore),&#8221; it added. &#8220;When a costly mistake pushes George to the brink of despair, a visit from a kindly angel (Henry Travers) will show George how the life of one good man can change the world forever.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The film originally opened in theaters in the United States on January 7, 1947, according to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/">IMDb</a>. Despite its popularity over the years, the movie was not a box office success when it came out. The themes of the film dealt with dark subjects like suicide and greed, but also love and faith. As one writer <a href="https://www.123helpme.com/essay/Theme-Of-Its-A-Wonderful-Life-FJ478AAK7T">noted</a>, the fact this movie has grown in success over the years says a lot about how our culture has changed.</p>
<p>Stewart, an Army Air Corps squadron commander who was grounded by PTSD after 20 combat missions over Europe in a B-24, had just returned from war and was Capra&#8217;s first pick to play Bailey. However, the actor initially wanted to nothing to do with the dark tones of the film, the <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-jimmy-stewart-book-mov-1202-20161201-column.html">Chicago Tribune</a> noted. It was only as a last resort — and a lack of any other offers — that Stewart finally agreed to take on the role.</p>
<p>Author Robert Matzen writes about Stewart&#8217;s battle with the role in &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Jimmy-Stewart-Fight-Europe/dp/0996274057">Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The war had changed Jim [Stewart] down to the molecular level,&#8221; Matzen wrote. &#8220;He could never begin to articulate what those four-and-a-half years, including fifteen months in combat, had done to him. One thing he could do was express a bit of it on-screen.&#8221;</p>
<p>In 2021, the film&#8217;s showing on NBC on Christmas Eve brought in more than three million viewers, proving the movie continues to entertain generation after generation, the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/christmas-classic-its-a-wonderful-life-returns-theaters-75th-anniversary">Washington Examiner</a> noted. For available showtimes in theaters near you, click <a href="https://www.fathomevents.com/events/It's-a-Wonderful-Life-75th-Anniversary-presented-by-TCM">here</a>.</p>

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