Name: It’s a Wonderful Life
Director: Frank Capra
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1946-01-01
Duration: 130 min

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Comparison of It’s a Wonderful Life 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Paramount BD-ALL 4K/US 2019	Paramount BD-ALL/US 2019	Paramount BD-ALL/US 2016	Paramount BD-ALL/US/OOP 2009	Paramount DVD-1/US/OOP 2007	Paramount DVD-1/US/OOP 2006	Republic DVD-1/US/OOP 1999
“It’s a Wonderful Life”: A Personal Remembrance - With Frank Capra, Jr. (1991, 14:06)
It’s a Wonderful Wrap Party - Vintage Footage (8:04)
The Making of “It’s a Wonderful Life” (22:45)
Restoring a Beloved Classic (13:05)
Secrets from the Vault (22:11)
Theatrical Trailer (1:48)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Paramount’s 4K Blu-ray includes the 2009 colourized version on Blu-ray. (The original restored black and white version is available separately on the 2019 Blu-ray). It is also available as a Steelbook containing a folded poster.
Paramount’s 2019 Blu-ray is also available as a “75th Anniversary Edition” (2021) containing a set of recipe cards.
Paramount’s 2016 “Platinum Anniversary Edition” Blu-ray contains 6 art cards. Discs are same as 2009 release.
Paramount’s 2009 Blu-ray is also available as a “2-Disc Collector’s Edition Gift Set” (2011) containing an ornament and a booklet.
Paramount’s 2007 “2-Disc Collector’s Set” DVD includes a colourized version along with the same 2006 disc.
Republic’s “Silver Screen Classics” DVD includes a 4-page booklet. Reissued by Artisan.

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“It’s a Wonderful Life”: A Personal Remembrance (1991, 14:06)
It’s a Wonderful Wrap Party (8:04)
The Making of “It’s a Wonderful Life” (22:45)
Restoring a Beloved Classic (13:05)
Secrets from the Vault (22:11)

Editions	Paramount 4K 2019 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 MVC Resolution: 2160p Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Notes: Original Version File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 37.71 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Length:2:10:35.869 File size: 35.24 GiB Notes: Colour Version (2009) Audio File 1 Language: English Dolby TrueHD 2.0 Mono Notes: Original Version File 2 Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono File 3 Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Notes: Descriptive File 4 Language: French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono File 5 Language: German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono File 6 Language: Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono File 7 Language: Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono File 8 Language: Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Subtitles Danish Dutch English English SDH Finnish French German Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish
	Paramount BD 2019 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 32.79 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Length:2:10:34.451 File size: 32.85 GiB Notes: Original Version File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 37.71 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Length:2:10:35.869 File size: 35.24 GiB Notes: Colour Version (2009) Audio File 1 Language: English Dolby TrueHD 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 677 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Notes: Original Version File 2 Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 3 Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Notes: Descriptive File 4 Language: French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 5 Language: German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 6 Language: Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 7 Language: Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 8 Language: Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles Danish Dutch English English SDH Finnish French German Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish
	Paramount BD 2016 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 37.62 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.34:1 Length:2:10:38.831 File size: 35.18 GiB Notes: Original Version (2009) File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 37.71 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Length:2:10:35.869 File size: 35.24 GiB Notes: Colour Version (2009) Audio File 1 Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 2 Language: French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 3 Language: Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English English SDH French Portuguese Spanish
	Paramount BD 2009 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 37.62 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.34:1 Length:2:10:38.831 File size: 35.18 GiB Notes: Original Version File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 37.71 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Length:2:10:35.869 File size: 35.24 GiB Notes: Colour Version Audio File 1 Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 2 Language: French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 3 Language: Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 224 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English English SDH French Portuguese Spanish
Extras	“It’s a Wonderful Life”: A Personal Remembrance - With Frank Capra, Jr. (1991, 14:06, 480i) Paramount DVD
	It’s a Wonderful Wrap Party - Vintage Footage (8:04, 1080p) Paramount 4K
	The Making of “It’s a Wonderful Life” (22:45, 480i) Paramount BD
	Restoring a Beloved Classic (13:05, 1080p) Paramount 4K
	Secrets from the Vault (22:11, 1080p) Paramount 4K
	Theatrical Trailer (1:48, 1080p) Paramount BD

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