Film · 1943
Heaven Can Wait
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · starring Gene Tierney, Don Ameche and Charles Coburn
- 1 h 52 min
USA
Synopsis
Henry Van Cleve is a sullen 70-year old, when he dies, goes to Hell. In this slum it receives an elegant and well-dressed gentleman who, like Saint Peter in the heaven, asks him to confess all his sins. That's when Henry begins to tell his whole life. This man was born to a wealthy family of the highest class who knew satisfy all his needs and give anhelase which whim or desire. When Henry became a young adult, his life was most bohemian. A man with all the money in the world wasted vices, drink and women. However, that careless and sinful life completely changed the day he met the beautiful Martha Strabel, this fragile person he fell in love. Despite meet several requirements, following Henry's life, the elegant gentleman denied passage and says that in Hell there is no place for people like him.
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The essentials
- Runtime
- 112 min1 hour and 52 minutes
- How long is Heaven Can Wait?
- 1 hour and 52 minutes (112 minutes).
- Who directed Heaven Can Wait?
- Ernst Lubitsch.
- Who is in Heaven Can Wait?
- It stars Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn and Spring Byington.
- Where can I watch Heaven Can Wait?
- In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
Cast
Full cast (11)-
Gene Tierney Martha Strabel Van Cleve
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Don Ameche Henry Van Cleve
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Charles Coburn Hugo Van Cleve
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Spring Byington Bertha Van Cleve
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Allyn Joslyn Albert Van Cleve
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Eugene Pallette E.F. Strabel
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Signe Hasso Mademoiselle
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Florence Bates Mrs. Edna Craig
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Edwin Maxwell Doctor
- Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Producers
- Ernst Lubitsch






