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Heaven Can Wait

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Heaven Can Wait (1943)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 9

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A sharp romantic comedy with the Lubitsch touch. When a dearly departed former playboy (Ameche) goes to Hell, he must convince the ruler of the realm of darkness that he has come to the right place. He recounts his life story including his... A sharp romantic comedy with the Lubitsch touch. When a dearly departed former playboy (Ameche) goes to Hell, he must convince the ruler of the realm of darkness that he has come to the right place. He recounts his life story including his unfaithfulness to his beautiful wife (Tierney), but as his life flashes in front of his eyes, he and the devil find he was a terribly good father, a horribly loyal husband and a hideously kindhearted soul. Academy Award Nominations: Best Color Cinematography, Best Picture, Best Director. [More]

Starring: Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Laird Cregar, Charles Coburn

Starring: Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Laird Cregar, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main, Louis Calhern, Signe Hasso, Eugene Pallette, Allyn Joslyn, Spring Byington, Charles Halton

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Producer: Ernst Lubitsch
Screenwriter: Samson Raphaelson
Composer: Alfred Newman

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Scripted by Raphaelson, the helmer's frequent collaborator, this light, suave comedy of manners (his first in color) displays what's known as the Lubitsch touch and would have been more successful with a more charismatic actor than Don Ameche.

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Emanuel Levy
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Elegant, ironic Lubitsch gem.

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07/14/06
Carol Cling
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The charming period piece has more depth in its cheerful depiction of death and breezy satire on society mores than what might be apparent.

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too little to make up for the emptiness that lies at the core of the film’s conceit

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06/19/05
Chris Barsanti
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The Lubitsch Touch is clearly here. Colorful, tongue firmly in cheek comedy-fantasy.

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Late in the day Lubitsch, but a great one.

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