The Bishop's Wife - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Bishop's Wife"
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Timing: 1:49 (109 min)
The Bishop
7.1/10
225
The Bishop
7.173/10
2055
The Bishop
7.6/10
24000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Editor

Monica Collingwood
Editor

Art Direction

George Jenkins
Art Direction
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction

Costume Design

Photo Adrian #72433

Adrian

Adrian
Costume Design

Set Decoration

Julia Heron

Julia Heron
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer

Photo Hugo Friedhofer #85823

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer

Orchestrator

Director of Photography

Photo Gregg Toland #2415

Gregg Toland

Gregg Toland
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Bert Shipman
Camera Operator

Script Supervisor

Sam Freedle
Script Supervisor

Hairstylist

Marie Clark
Hairstylist

Still Photographer

Hal McAlpin
Still Photographer

Production Manager

Raoul Pagel
Production Manager

Screenplay

Novel

Robert Nathan
Novel

Special Effects

Harry Redmond Jr.
Special Effects
John P. Fulton
Special Effects

Gaffer

Vic Jones
Gaffer

Assistant Director

Joseph Boyle
Assistant Director

Additional Writing

Photo Billy Wilder #77627Photo Billy Wilder #77628Photo Billy Wilder #77629Photo Billy Wilder #77630

Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder
Additional Writing

Other

Dorothea Holt
Other

Sound Recordist

Fred Lau
Sound Recordist

Executive In Charge Of Production

Leon Fromkess
Executive In Charge Of Production

Music Director

Emil Newman
Music Director

What's left behind the scenes

  • Initially, Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach, 1904-1986) played the bishop, and David Niven (1910-1983) played the messenger from heaven. When William A. Seiter left the director's chair, he was replaced by Henry Koster (1905-1988). He reviewed all the footage and decided that Grant and Niven should switch roles. Grant initially resisted and wanted to play the bishop. Later, his performance as the angel was called one of the best roles of his entire career.
  • William A. Seiter was initially in the director's chair, but producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) insisted on his replacement. What Henry Koster produced didn't appeal much to audiences at preview screenings, so some scenes had to be rewritten and reshot. There is no mention in the credits that Billy Wilder (1906-2002) and Charles Brackett (1892-1969) participated in the screenplay.
  • While working on the scene of the conversation between Cary Grant (1904-1986) and Loretta Young (1913-2000), director Henry Koster (1905-1988) initially positioned the actors facing each other, but both began to complain that they were facing the camera with the "wrong side" of their faces. To face the camera with the "right side" of their faces, the actors needed to look in the same direction, but then they wouldn't be facing each other. The director then filmed them through a window, so Grant was slightly behind his partner, and both were looking in the same direction. The next day, producer Samuel Goldwyn (1882-1974) appeared on set and scolded the director for filming the scene in such a manner. He asked Young and Grant to explain what the problem was. The actors told the producer about the "right" and "wrong" sides of their faces, after which he completely lost his temper and declared, "Since you are only showing half of your face, you will only receive half of your fee!" and then left the set in anger. After that, the issue of the "right" and "wrong" side of the face was never raised again.
  • During the filming of long shots of skiing, a stunt double for Cary Grant wearing a mask with features more or less resembling Grant's face was used. This was done despite Grant's protests. Loretta Young's skiing was also portrayed by a stunt double.
  • Initially, William A. Seiter (1890-1964) was appointed as the film's director, and the bishop's wife was played by Teresa Wright (1918-2005).
  • During the filming of long shots of ice skating, a stunt double for Cary Grant wearing a mask with features more or less resembling Grant's was used. This was done despite Grant’s protests. Loretta Young’s ice skating scenes were also performed by a stunt double.
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