The Bishop's Wife
An angel is sent to help a bishop and his wife survive their attempt to finance a new cathedral.

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DVD-R Details
- ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.37:1
- Run Time: 1 hours, 50 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: October 27, 2020
- Originally Released: 1947
- Label: Warner Archives
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Cary Grant, Loretta Young & David Niven | |
Performer: | Elsa Lanchester, Monty Woolley, James Gleason, Gladys Cooper, Sara Haden & Regis Toomey | |
Directed by | Henry Koster | |
Edited by | Monica Collingwood | |
Screenplay by | Robert E. Sherwood & Leonardo Bercovici | |
Composition by | Hugo Friedhofer | |
Art Direction by | Perry Ferguson & George Jenkins | |
Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn | |
Director of Photography: | Gregg Toland |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 5/5 --
With the formidable Gladys Cooper and Elsa Lanchester in supporting roles, it's a sweet, funny, captivating, altogether delightful picture, which too often gets omitted from lists of greatest-ever Christmas films.
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Daily Mail (UK)
Rating: B+ --
Grant's turn is thoroughly convincing because he himself appears to be having a terrific time: He's expansive, graceful, and seems always on the verge of chuckling with goodwill.
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Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 3/5 --
A warm, sentimental comedy-fantasy.
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TV Guide
It is a big, slick production. The only thing it lacks is taste.
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TIME Magazine
There must be some excuse for this but I can't imagine what it is.
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Chicago Reader
Rating: B- --
Cary Grant's suave, charismatic angel is the main reason to see craftsman Koster's sentimental, verbose serio-comedy about a bishop (David Niven) struggling with marriage and funds for new church; A Christmas staple along with It's a Wonderful Life.
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EmanuelLevy.Com
Rating: 2.5/5 --
Its feel-good sentiment ends up drowning the film in saccharine.
Filmcritic.com
Description by OLDIES.com:
Heavenly bells are ringing, jubilant choirs are singing, and Christmas joy is blanketing the world like freshly fallen snow. But the Yuletide spirit has yet to warm Bishop Henry Brougham's Victorian home. Struggling to raise funds for a new cathedral, the preoccupied young clergyman has neglected his loving wife, Julia, and now only divine intervention can save their marriage. But the powerful and handsome angel sent from above has a mind of his own, and teaching mortal Henry an immortal lesson isn't all he has planned.
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 993
- UPC: 883929727254
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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