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Heavens Above! (1963)

118 min  -  Comedy  -   25 November 1963 (Sweden)
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A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.

Directors:

John Boulting, Roy Boulting

Writers:

John Boulting (screenplay), John Boulting (story), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker and Isabel Jeans
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Sellers ...
The Rev. John Smallwood
Cecil Parker Cecil Parker ...
Archdeacon Aspinall
Isabel Jeans Isabel Jeans ...
Lady Despard
Ian Carmichael Ian Carmichael ...
The Other Smallwood
Bernard Miles Bernard Miles ...
Simpson
Brock Peters ...
Matthew Robinson
Eric Sykes Eric Sykes ...
Harry Smith
Irene Handl Irene Handl ...
Rene Smith
Miriam Karlin Miriam Karlin ...
Winnie Smith
Joan Miller Joan Miller ...
Mrs. Smith-Gould
Miles Malleson Miles Malleson ...
Rockeby
Eric Barker Eric Barker ...
Bank Manager
William Hartnell William Hartnell ...
Major Fowler
Roy Kinnear Roy Kinnear ...
Fred Smith
Joan Hickson Joan Hickson ...
Housewife
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Storyline

A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Über den Wolken See more »

Filming Locations:

Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charter Film Productions, Romulus Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point when Rev. Smallwood (Sellers) is preaching from the pulpit, a young boy is seen in the foreground reading a copy of Nabokov's "Lolita". Sellers played Quilty in Stanley Kubrick's film version of that book. See more »

Quotes

Simpson: Anytime you hear someone quoting from the bible - better watch out - it's probably the devil himself!
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Connections

Referenced in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"All Things Bright and Beautiful"
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Traditional
Arranged by Richard Rodney Bennett See more »