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The Bishop's Wife

NR
Movie
1947
1h 49m
English
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.
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7.7
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The Bishop's Wife (1947) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
79

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Cast

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Cary Grant
Loretta Young
Julia Brougham
David Niven
Henry Brougham
Monty Woolley
Professor Wutheridge
James Gleason
Sylvester
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Hamilton
Elsa Lanchester
Sara Haden
Mildred Cassaway
Karolyn Grimes
Debby Brougham
Tito Vuolo
Maggenti
Regis Toomey
Mr. Miller
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Duffy
Margaret McWade
Miss Trumbull
Anne ONeal
Mrs. Ward
Ben Erway
Mr. Perry
Erville Alderson
Robert J Anderson
Defense Captain
Teddy Infuhr
Attack Captain
Eugene Borden
Almira Sessions
First Lady in Michel's
Claire Du Brey
Second Lady in Michel's
Florence Auer
Third Lady in Michel's
Margaret Wells
Hat Shop Proprietress
Kitty ONeil
Hat Shop Customer
Isabel Jewell
Hysterical Mother
Directed By: Henry Koster
Written By: Robert E. Sherwood (Screenplay), Robert Nathan (Novel), + 1 more

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stakahashi says...
6 years ago
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Seems like it'd be a classic, old harmless family movie, but has some adult themes because [spoiler] he's in love with the wife. So... an adulterous angel, I guess? Not quite, but close. I was mad at the character for that, but you're supposed to like him, apparently. [/spoiler] Apart from that, decent classic movie.
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TKPNPodcast says...
4 years ago
Bar none, my favorite Christmas movie and probably my favorite Cary Grant film. I feel joy every time I see this film. This is how I hope angels are.
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jarvis-8243417 says...
4 years ago
The Cary Grant classic The Bishop’s Wife is a delightful film that’s full of Christmas cheer. A struggling bishop who’s working to build a new cathedral gets the surprise of his life when he receives a visitation by an angel. Co-starring Loretta Young and David Niven, the casting’s pretty good and so are the performances. However, some of the character development is poorly done; particularly the bishop, whose redemption arch is underserved. Yet Grant lights up the screen, giving the material a charm that overcomes the weaknesses in the script. The Bishop’s Wife may be a little too lighthearted, but for a holiday film it works.
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Nancy L Draper says...
6 years ago
Another movie I only discovered a few years ago which I decided to add to this Christmas' rewatching. This is a great script which reminds us to reassess what is most important in life. Cary Grant may seem a strange choice for an angel and a formidable challenge to David Niven's leading man status but the tension works and the finish raises the whole story to a different level. A shout out to the creative vision of Samuel Goldwyn. Great performances, great chemistry, great storytelling. It's not surprising I would rate this an 8 (great) out of 10. [Christmas Fantasy Drama]
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AdamMorgan
8/10  6 years ago
This movie was a recommendation by my good friend David. David and I had a running debate over the summer about how the quality of films in the last 20 or 30 years as opposed to films of a half century ago. While I believe that 95% of what is made today is utter drivel (and you have to search hard t More
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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
This is one of those wonderful Christmas films that you can watch at any time of the year and still feel a certain feeling of satisfaction afterwards. David Niven is the Bishop who is struggling to get wealthy widow "Mrs. Hamilton" (Gladys Cooper) to fund a new cathedral - without, that is, her putt More
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