Heaven Can Wait (1943)

1h 52min. // When Henry Van Cleeve dies, he is sure that due to the bad habits he has had during his life, he will never gain admission to heaven and so immediately goes in the other direction where he meets Satan, His Excellency. Satan asks Henry to tell him his life story not convinced he qualifies for eternity in the Underworld.

 

Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch

Writing Credits: Samson Raphaelson (screenplay), Leslie Bush-Fekete (play)

Starring: Gene Tierney (as Martha Strabel Van Cleve), Don Ameche (as Henry Van Cleve) and Charles Coburn (as Hugo Van Cleve)

 

 

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1944. Best Picture. Ernst Lubitsch.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1944. Best Director. Ernst Lubitsch.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1944. Best Cinematography, Color. Edward Cronjager.

 

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