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The Bishop's Wife

1947

Henry Koster

Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley ...

6.7

1,600

Comedy. Fantasy A harassed bishop's prayers are answered when an angel (played by Cary Grant) is sent from heaven to help him raise money for a new church. The heavenly agent performs a number of miracles on his behalf, restoring hope to all. A delightful comedy which was remade in 1996 by Penny Marshall as "The Preacher's Wife." Academy Award Nominations: 5, including Best Picture and Best Director. Academy Awards: Best Sound Recording.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There’s an unworldly charm and odd, innocent solemnity to this Christmas fantasy comedy (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"There's a humanness about the characters, even the angel, that beguiles full attention. Henry Koster's sympathetic direction deftly gets over the warm humor supplied by the script"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"It comes very close to being the most enchanting picture of the year."	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"The third best Christmas film ever. I will be answering no further questions at this time (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"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.	POS

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