Bedford Falls in the film "It’s a Wonderful Life"
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Bedford Falls in the film "It’s a Wonderful Life" is the fictional small American town where George Bailey’s life unfolds, embodying idealized mid-20th-century community values and the film’s central themes of sacrifice, belonging, and the impact of one individual.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bedford Falls in the film "It’s a Wonderful Life" canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn | It’s a Wonderful Life ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Bert the cop
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Clarence Odbody ⓘ Ernie the cab driver ⓘ George Bailey ⓘ Henry F. Potter ⓘ Mary Hatch Bailey ⓘ Mr. Gower ⓘ Uncle Billy Bailey ⓘ |
| associatedWithHoliday | Christmas ⓘ |
| centralToPlotElement |
George Bailey’s crisis of purpose
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alternate‑reality sequence showing life without George Bailey ⓘ angelic intervention in George Bailey’s life ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Pottersville ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Frank Capra ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic representation of small‑town America in cinema ⓘ |
| filmDepictionContrast | Bedford Falls represents altruism while Pottersville represents greed and vice ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| genreContext | Christmas film setting ⓘ |
| hasFictionalInstitution |
Bailey Brothers Building and Loan
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Potter’s Bank ⓘ |
| hasFictionalPlace |
Bedford Falls High School gym
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Bedford Falls train station ⓘ Gower’s Drugstore ⓘ Main Street ⓘ local bar Martini’s ⓘ the Bailey family home ⓘ the old Granville house ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
belonging
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community solidarity ⓘ impact of the individual ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ small‑town American life ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | American small towns in New York state ⓘ |
| languageOfSetting | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | It’s a Wonderful Life universe ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary setting of It’s a Wonderful Life ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
communal responsibility
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idealized American small town ⓘ moral resistance to greed ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting |
Great Depression
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surface form:
Great Depression era
World War II era ⓘ mid‑20th‑century America ⓘ post‑World War II era ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Seneca Falls, New York
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Bedford Falls in the film "It’s a Wonderful Life"
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