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The Bishop's Wife

Have you heard about Cary and the bishop's wife?

7.1(294)19471h 49m3

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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Language
English
  • husband wife relationship
  • angel
  • holiday
  • taxi driver
  • bishop
  • miracle
  • clergyman
  • skating
  • black and white
  • ice skating
  • nostalgic
  • christmas

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Director

Henry Koster

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York9 Dec 1947
    • Theatrical (limited)NR25 Dec 1947
    • TheatricalNR16 Feb 1948
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereULondon25 Nov 1947
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatricale Livre1 Jan 1948
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical27 Oct 1948
  • NetherlandsNL

    • PhysicalALDVD4 May 2017

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The Bishop's Wife was released on 25 December 1947.

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    CinemaSerf

    3/28/2022

    7/10

    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 putting her late husband's face on the stained glass windows! He prays for guidance and it duly arrives; in the guise of Car…

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