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Heaven Can Wait (DVD)

APPROX. 112 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1943 - MPA RATING: NR

DVD Specifications

Release date: Jun 14, 2005
Studio: Criterion/Voyager
Year: 1943
Video: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 1.0
Genre:
Subtitles: English

Special Features

  • Video Conversation Between Film Critics Molly Haskell and Andrew Sarris
  • Creativity with Bill Moyers: A Portrait of Samsom Raphelson (1982), Program Explaining the Screenwriter's Life & Career
  • Audio Seminar with Raphelson and Film Critic Richard Corliss Recorded at the Museum of Modern Art in 1977
  • Lubitsch Home Piano Recordings
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Essay by Film Scholar William Paul

Synopsis



Newly deceased playboy Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) presents himself to the outer offices of Hades, where he asks a bemused Satan for permission to enter the gates of hell. Though the Devil doubts Henry’s sins will qualify him for eternal damnation, Henry proceeds to recount a lifetime spent wooing and pursuing women, his long, happy marriage to Martha (Gene Tierney) not withstanding. Nominated for Academy Awards for best picture and director, Heaven Can Wait is an enduring classic that showcases director Ernst Lubitsch’s trademark blend of wit, urbanity, and grace.

Cast & Crew


Criterion/Voyager presents
Don AmecheSpring ByingtonCharles CoburnJean-Claude GuilbertMarjorie Main Gene Tierney

"Heaven Can Wait"

Written bySamson Raphaelsonproduced byErnst Lubitsch
directed byErnst Lubitsch
Production Year: 1943
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