The Bishop's Wife

Name: The Bishop's Wife
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Released: February 16, 1948
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Cary Grant, David Niven, Elsa Lanchester, Gladys Cooper, James Gleason

1948

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RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: February 16, 1948 | TV-G

Starring: Cary Grant, David Niven, Elsa Lanchester, Gladys Cooper, James Gleason, Karolyn Grimes, Loretta Young, Monty Woolley, Sara Haden, Tito Vuolo

Summary: An angel in human form enters the life of a bishop in order to help him build a new cathedral and repair his fractured marriage.

Director: Henry Koster

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Rating: TV-G

Runtime: 109 min

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Bosley Crowther

It is as cheerful and respectful an invasion of the realm of conscience that we have seen. And it comes very close to being the most enchanting picture of the year. Read full review

Caren Weiner Campbell

Grant’s turn is thoroughly convincing because he himself appears to be having a terrific time: He’s expansive, graceful, and seems always on the verge of chuckling with goodwill. Read full review

Walter Goodman

If you can resist seeing Cary Grant playing an angel, David Niven playing a bishop and Loretta Young playing Loretta Young, you're too tough a critic for The Bishop's Wife. Read full review

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Henry Koster's sympathetic direction deftly gets over the warm humor supplied by the script, taken from Robert Nathan's novel of the same title. Read full review

Donald Clarke

In short, the third best Christmas film ever. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

A Christmas perennial: a witty, polished, lushly sentimental and amusingly sexless romantic comedy in which suave angel Cary Grant mixes in the affairs of troubled bishop David Niven and his lovely wife Loretta Young. [24 Dec 2004, p.C10]

Dave Kehr

There must be some excuse for this but I can't imagine what it is. Read full review

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Bitash

Dec 30, 2021

I had to see this movie when I found out Cary Grant is playing the role of the angel and a David.N is the bishop! What a great movie, charming and heart warming. If you are a fan of Cary Grant, this movie will not disappoint. Loved it.

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