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A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
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Did you know
- TriviaSteve Marriott, who played Harry Smith's son Jack, was later to become the lead singer and guitarist with influential English rock group, the Small Faces.
- GoofsWhen on the train at the 1:34:30 mark, the Godminster Gazette newspaper headline mentioning Orbiston Parva has left the R out of Parva spelling it Pava.
- Alternate versionsOriginal British version runs 118 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatures From Here to Eternity (1953)
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Gospel According to Sellers
"Heaven's Above!" is a wonderful, well-crafted satire that mocks not Christianity but hypocritical and cold "religious" people. It is a British version of "In His Steps" turned on its head and inside-out: what if a sincere believer (Sellers) attempts to live out the gospel in the middle of a spiritually dead English parish? Unchristian attitudes range from the Bishop who complains that Rev. Smallwood (Sellers) "keeps bringing God into everything," to two women arguing over free food they have just (undeservedly) received as handouts telling a black man (Brock Peters) "You don't belong here" under a banner that reads "Love one another."
The script is rife with topical political and social comments but the real focus is timeless: do people really believe what they say they believe? Is there a place for Christianity in a secular, materialistic society? The ending, which baffles some, gives the answer to this. All serious questions aside, "Heaven's above!" is a satirical, incisive look at human nature.
The script is rife with topical political and social comments but the real focus is timeless: do people really believe what they say they believe? Is there a place for Christianity in a secular, materialistic society? The ending, which baffles some, gives the answer to this. All serious questions aside, "Heaven's above!" is a satirical, incisive look at human nature.
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- daddytolman
- Jan 26, 2008
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- Himmlische Freuden
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- Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England, UK(Holcomb Manor - Lady Despard's mansion)
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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