The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife
Theatrical release poster by William Rose
Directed byHenry Koster
Screenplay by
Based onThe Bishop's Wife
1928 novella
by Robert Nathan
Produced bySamuel Goldwyn
Starring
CinematographyGregg Toland
Edited byMonica Collingwood
Music byHugo Friedhofer
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • November 25, 1947 (1947-11-25) (Premiere)
  • December 9, 1947 (1947-12-09) (New York City)[1]
  • February 16, 1948 (1948-02-16) (United States)[1]
Running time
109 minutes[a]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3 million (US rentals)[4]

The Bishop's Wife (also known as Cary and the Bishop's Wife)[5] is a 1947 American supernatural romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his problems. The film was adapted by Leonardo Bercovici and Robert E. Sherwood from the 1928 novel of the same name by Robert Nathan.

It was remade in 1996 as The Preacher's Wife starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance.

  1. ^ a b "The Bishop's Wife: Detail View". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ^ ""NOT a complete print!! Missing key musical footage!"". Amazon.at amazon.com review
  3. ^ "Great movie, but terrible blu ray transfer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Amazon.at amazon.com review
  4. ^ "Top Grossers of 1948". Variety. January 5, 1949. p. 46.
  5. ^ Martin, Pete (February 19, 1949). "How Grant Took Hollywood". The Saturday Evening Post. p. 22. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via GaryGrant.net.


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