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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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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.
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Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Producers
Ernst Lubitsch

Soundtrack

All 10 songs
  1. By the Light of the Silvery MoonGus Edwards, Edward Madden Spotify
  2. Hello! Ma BabyJoseph E. Howard, Ida Emerson
  3. Listen to the MockingbirdPlayed when BaHenry is being wheeled around the park Spotify
  4. The Fountain in the ParkEd Haley
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