Merry Christmas, George Bailey is a 1997 television broadcast directed by Matthew Diamond and starring Bill Pullman, Penelope Ann Miller, Nathan Lane, Sally Field and Martin Landau. It is an adaptation of the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, which is based on the 1943 short story "The Greatest Gift" by Philip Van Doren Stern. Filmed live, it is a recreation of Lux Radio Theater's 1947 production of It's A Wonderful Life.
Cast Bill Pullman as George Bailey Martin Landau as Pa Bailey/Mr. Potter Penelope Ann Miller as Mary Hatch Bailey Nathan Lane as Clarence Sally Field as George's mother Joe Mantegna as Nick the bartender Christian Slater as Harry/Sam Wainwright Minnie Driver as Violet Bick Jerry Van Dyke as Uncle Billy Carol Kane as Mary's mother Bronson Pinchot Robert Guillaume as Mr. Gower Mae Whitman as Zuzu
See also List of Christmas television specials
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External links
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C12raEGdv9k