<P> On May 26, 1947, the FBI issued a memo stating, "With regard to the picture' It's a Wonderful Life,' (redacted) stated in substance that the film represented rather obvious attempts to discredit bankers by casting Lionel Barrymore as a' scrooge - type' so that he would be the most hated man in the picture . This, according to these sources, is a common trick used by Communists . (In) addition, (redacted) stated that, in his opinion, this picture deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters ." </P> <P> In 1990, It's a Wonderful Life was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry . </P> <P> In 2002, Britain's Channel 4 ranked It's a Wonderful Life as the seventh greatest film ever made in its poll "The 100 Greatest Films". </P> <P> In June 2008, AFI revealed its 10 Top 10, the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres, after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . It's a Wonderful Life was acknowledged as the third - best film in the fantasy genre . </P>

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