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The Bishop's Wife [DVD] [1947] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

DVD ~ Cary Grant
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason
  • Directors: Henry Koster
  • Writers: Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Leonardo Bercovici, Robert E. Sherwood, Robert Nathan
  • Producers: Samuel Goldwyn
  • Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: MGM
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Mar 2001
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000056HE9
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 56,742 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Bishop's Wife (1947 B&W, 21 Dec 2004
By Lynda (Wigan, Lancashire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bishop's Wife [VHS] [1947] (VHS Tape)
When you've been running round the shops and your head is in a whirl with all the hustle and bustle leading up to Xmas, STOP... sit down and watch this film with a warm glass of mulled wine in front of the Xmas tree. At the end you will feel warm all over.

I have watched this film for years. I just love it. I adore Cary Grant anyway but him and David Niven are beautifully paired together. The wonder The Angel brings to everyone is magical. The scenes in the professor's house, the skating in the park, they just don't make films like this these days.

I would recommend everyone to watch this film leading up to Xmas, lose yourself in it and get back that Xmas feeling. WATCH IT!!

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The oldies are the best, 10 Nov 2004
By sp "Critics Rule" (Glasgow, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bishop's Wife [DVD] [1947] (DVD)
They don't make them like this any more. It's just an excellent film. Well made, brilliantly acted. David Niven and Cary Grant as the bishop and angel are magnificent. Loretta Young plays the bishop's wife who is feeling neglected because hubby is always so busy. Grant, the angel is sent to help out and Young begins to fall for him, and no wonder. Grant is at his most sauve in this.

Has a great Christmasy feel, Monty Wooley plays the Professor and is just great. Makes you long for the days when Christmas really meant something.

This is for those of you who have a sentimental streak and for those who don't, you will once you watch this.

I can't recommend it highly enough.

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Essence of Christmas, 8 Dec 2004
By Mark J. French (Sussex) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bishop's Wife [DVD] [1947] (DVD)
The most inspiring Christmas film ever, The Bishops Wife resists the overbearing sentimentality of other Christmas films and has not quite the harshness that I have found with parts of It's a Wonderful Life, its competitor for the title. Cary Grant and David Niven are perfectly cast as the Agel and the Bishop after early filming had the parts transposed. Niven who had sadly recently lost his real life wife, Primmie has all the angst of a man overburdened by work and lifes pressures. To see his prayers answered (and several of the other characters) by Grants angel is heartwarming and eye opening and gives us all a little hope. The film is perfect at Christmas but has a place at anytime of year especially for those looking for something to lift them from the ordinary in thier everyday lives. This has got to be one of the "must see" films of all time
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5.0 out of 5 stars upset
This is a lovely old movie but the time it took to receive it was not are lovely. It came well after Christmas and if it hadn't been such a nice movie my husband would have... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Victoria M. Nicholson

5.0 out of 5 stars An angel arrives
If you like It's a Wonderful Life, you will absolutely adore this film. It made me laugh, feel sad and left me with a warm glow. Read more
Published 12 days ago by P. R. Bryson

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bishop's Wife
This was deliberately bought with Christmas Eve in mind - well, just how often can you watch "It's A Wonderful Life"? Read more
Published 20 days ago by A. J. Wheeldon

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BISHOPS WIFE
THIS I WOULD SAY IS A CLASSIC DONT KNOW HOW MANY TIME I HAVE SEEN THIS BUT IS STILL ENJOY IT AND WOULD RECOMEND IT
Published 25 days ago by Ms. Helen Doyle

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfull
If you are feeling low watch this film with a hankie, & it will make you cry, & cheer you up, it did for me, Mark
Published 1 month ago by Mark Wilson

3.0 out of 5 stars Bishops Wife
Had difficulty playing this DVD on my x box, was able to watch it on a portable travel DVD player.
Published 1 month ago by P. M. Sharratt

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas memories
A wonderful old movie that takes me right back to watching it as a child. A real feel good film that all the family can watch every year as Christmas approaches.
Published 2 months ago by E. Bushnell

5.0 out of 5 stars Cary Grant an Angel!
The Bishop's Wife is a story which takes place at Christmas and the Bishop, played by David Niven, is trying to raise funds for a new Cathedral. Read more
Published 5 months ago by R. Ebers

5.0 out of 5 stars Truely Wonderful
I don't know when i first watch The Bishops Wife but i instantly loved it. Cary Grant is so smooth and refined, Loretta Young so beautiful and David Niven so wonderful as the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by M. Clark

4.0 out of 5 stars Niven and Grant in Christmas wrapping
Niven and Grant on top form as the careworn bishop and his celestial helper, with love interest provided by the always beautiful Loretta Young. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Robin A. Marshall

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