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Stairway to Heaven

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Stairway to Heaven (1946)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:17

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: With his crew either dead or parachuted out, his craft in flames and falling fast, RAF bomber pilot Peter Carter bails out without a chute. His miraculous survival allows him to pursue a fortuitous... With his crew either dead or parachuted out, his craft in flames and falling fast, RAF bomber pilot Peter Carter bails out without a chute. His miraculous survival allows him to pursue a fortuitous romance with the radio operator with whom he shared what he thought were his last words. But agents in Heaven discover that a mistake was made -- and a celestial trial threatens to revoke Carter's new lease on life. [More]

Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Robert Coote

Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Robert Coote, Marius Goring, Raymond Massey, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough, Bonar Colleano, Joan Maude, Abraham Sofaer, Robert Atkins, Bob Roberts, Edwin Max, Betty Potter, Tommy Duggan, Robert Arden

Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Producer: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Screenwriter: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Composer: Allan Gray

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Derek Adams

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Christopher Null

The duo put so much care and love into the film that in the end we know they're right: Love really is the greatest of all virtues.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 22 2009 10:24 PM

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Felix Gonzalez Jr.

In spite of its thematic bleakness, A Matter of Life and Death succeeds in being a sparkling fantasy picture ....

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Sean Axmaker

(The filmmakers') creativity is both fantastic and organic, their imagery spellbinding and gorgeous, and their scripting clever and witty.

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Steve Crum

Pretty bizarre fantasy set in WWII era starring David Niven.

comment Comment | Mar., 02 2008 03:36 PM

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Dennis Schwartz

A very pleasing fantasy film from the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 18 2005 08:21 PM

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Emanuel Levy

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Andy Klein

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comment Comment | Mar., 24 2005 03:14 PM

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

One of the most enchanting movies you'll ever have the pleasure to see.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 28 2005 10:15 PM

Combustible Celluloid

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Mark R. Leeper

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comment Comment | Nov., 03 2004 07:54 PM

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Carol Cling

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Bosley Crowther

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Nell Minow

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Ken Hanke

Probably Powell and Pressburger's best film.

comment Comment | Dec., 04 2002 01:53 PM

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Jeffrey Westhoff

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Edward Guthmann

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