The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 American Christmas romantic fantasy 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.

Infobox

Directed by

Henry Koster

Screenplay by

mw- Leonardo Bercovici Robert E. Sherwood Billy Wilder (uncredited) Charles Brackett (uncredited)

Based on

The Bishop's Wife1928 novellaby Robert Nathan

Produced by

Samuel Goldwyn

Starring

Cary Grant Loretta Young David Niven

Cinematography

Gregg Toland

Edited by

Monica Collingwood

Music by

Hugo Friedhofer

Productioncompany

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Distributed by

RKO Radio Pictures

Release dates

November 25, 1947 (1947-11-25) (Premiere) December 9, 1947 (1947-12-09) (New York City) February 16, 1948 (1948-02-16) (United States)

Running time

109 minutes[a][unreliable source?]

Country

United States

Language

English

Box office

$3 million (US rentals)

Tables

· Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Award

Academy Awards

Category

Best Motion Picture

Nominee(s)

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Result

Nominated

Best Director

Award

Best Director

Category

Henry Koster

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Film Editing

Award

Best Film Editing

Category

Monica Collingwood

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture

Award

Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture

Category

Hugo Friedhofer

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Sound Recording

Award

Best Sound Recording

Category

Gordon E. Sawyer

Nominee(s)

Won

Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	Best Motion Picture	Samuel Goldwyn Productions	Nominated
	Best Director	Henry Koster	Nominated
	Best Film Editing	Monica Collingwood	Nominated
	Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture	Hugo Friedhofer	Nominated
	Best Sound Recording	Gordon E. Sawyer	Won

References

2013 release of Blu-ray from Warner Home Video is slightly cut.
AFI Catalog of Feature Films
https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25469-THE-BISHOPSWIFE
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RE3VQ7Q5S0BJG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DW475CC
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RL0U3CYJPKXTU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DW475CC
Variety
https://archive.org/stream/variety173-1949-01#page/n45/mode/1up
The Saturday Evening Post
http://www.carygrant.net/articles/tookhollywood.htm
Christians in the Movies: A Century of Saints and Sinners
https://books.google.com/books?id=sMPSqFrycu0C&dq=%22Cary+and+the+Bishop%27s+wife%22&pg=PA93
Filming locations for The Bishop's Wife at IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039190/locations
Boys' Choir scene from The Bishop's Wife on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgIvJl2P3JI
Variety
https://archive.org/details/variety168-1947-10/page/n172/mode/1up?view=theater
Rotten Tomatoes
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_bishops_wife
"The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners"
http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1948
The Decatur Daily Review
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2695625/the_decatur_daily_review/
SoundtrackInfo
http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/title/bishopswife.asp