Mr. Smith Goes to Washington -- and returns with an uplifting ode to idealism that distills the strengths of its director and leading man.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Frank Capra -
Producer -
Frank Capra -
Screenwriter -
Lewis R. Foster , Sidney Buchman -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures , Columbia TriStar Home Video , Columbia Tristar -
Production Co -
Columbia Pictures Corporation -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 19, 1939, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Runtime -
2h 5m