Question: Does anyone know if the film has ever been released in colour and if it has was it ever as successful as the black and white version?
jle
26th Dec 2003
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Answer: There have been three colorized versions of the film. Determining whether the colorized version or the original black and white film is more successful is difficult. The original B&W film, released in theaters in 1946, flopped at the box office and the studio lost money. It was only after it started being shown on TV (in B&W) decades later that it became popular. The first colorized version came out in the early 1980s and was released on VHS. Most sales would have been the colorized version, so in that respect, it could be considered more successful. The B&W version is available on DVD.
Answer: There are two colourised versions. See
Answer: There is a DVD with colour and black and white.