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The end of this movie always makes me tear up, if you are new to this movie, you have to add it to your Christmas list of movies to watch, Jimmy Stewart’s performance is AMAZING, the prayer in the bar was a real life prayer, with real tears of emotional pain. After returning from his service as a decorated bomber pilot in World War II, Stewart suffered from what is now known as PTSD. The emotional toll of combat made his return to acting extremely difficult, and he considered quitting altogether. This movie was his comeback roll, in his mind, the very end of this movie will tell you how lucky we all were to have him continue his acting career. Jimmy Stewart went on to make 36 more movies after It’s a Wonderful Life. Jimmy Stewart’s last film was the 1991 animated movie An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, in which he voiced the character Wylie Burp. He retired from acting after this role, which was his final performance. On July 2, 1997 at the age of 89 years, Beverly Hills, CA, Jimmy Stuart peacefully passed, away, a movie legion icon.