The Bishop's Wife

Name: The Bishop's Wife
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1947-12-25
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason

1947·Movie·NR·109 min·★ 7.1(292)

Comedy Fantasy Drama Romance More English titles

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

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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About The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 English-language comedy, fantasy and drama film directed by Henry Koster. The cast is led by Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven. It has a runtime of 1h 49m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy.

The Bishop's Wife was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on December 25, 1947, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Henry Koster
Writers: Robert E. Sherwood, Leonardo Bercovici
Release date: December 25, 1947
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Productions

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The Bishop's Wife cast & crew

The Bishop's Wife was directed by Henry Koster and written by Robert E. Sherwood and Leonardo Bercovici.

The cast features Cary Grant as Dudley, Loretta Young as Julia Brougham, David Niven as Henry Brougham, Monty Woolley as Professor Wutheridge, James Gleason as Sylvester, and Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Hamilton.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Hugo Friedhofer, cinematography is by Gregg Toland, and it was produced by Samuel Goldwyn.

Is The Bishop's Wife worth watching?

The Bishop's Wife holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 292 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 49m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, fantasy, and drama, The Bishop's Wife is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Bishop's Wife

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