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7th Heaven

  • 1927
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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7th Heaven (1927)
DramaRomance

A street cleaner saves a young woman's life, and the pair slowly fall in love until war intervenes.A street cleaner saves a young woman's life, and the pair slowly fall in love until war intervenes.A street cleaner saves a young woman's life, and the pair slowly fall in love until war intervenes.

  • Director
    • Frank Borzage
  • Writers
    • Austin Strong
    • Benjamin Glazer
    • Katherine Hilliker
  • Stars
    • Janet Gaynor
    • Charles Farrell
    • Ben Bard
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    3.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Borzage
    • Writers
      • Austin Strong
      • Benjamin Glazer
      • Katherine Hilliker
    • Stars
      • Janet Gaynor
      • Charles Farrell
      • Ben Bard
    • 37User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven (1927)
    Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven (1927)
    Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven (1927)
    Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven (1927)
    Charles Farrell in 7th Heaven (1927)
    Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven (1927)
    Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven (1927)
    Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in 7th Heaven (1927)

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    Janet Gaynor
    Janet Gaynor
    • Diane
    Charles Farrell
    Charles Farrell
    • Chico
    Ben Bard
    Ben Bard
    • Brissac
    Albert Gran
    Albert Gran
    • Boul
    David Butler
    David Butler
    • Gobin
    Marie Mosquini
    Marie Mosquini
    • Madame Gobin
    Gladys Brockwell
    Gladys Brockwell
    • Nana
    Emile Chautard
    Emile Chautard
    • Père Chevillon
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • The Rat
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Lewis Borzage Sr.
    • Streetlamp Lighter
    • (uncredited)
    Dolly Borzage
    • Street Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Borzage
    • Bullet Factory Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Sue Borzage
    • Street Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Italia Frandi
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Venezia Frandi
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Frankie Genardi
    • Little Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Lois Hardwick
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Borzage
    • Writers
      • Austin Strong
      • Benjamin Glazer
      • Katherine Hilliker
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      For Chico and Diane's dramatic ascent to the apartment loft - the titular "7th Heaven" - a three-story elevator scaffold was constructed that would be able to follow the pair from the ground level to the apartment door on the top floor. The camera dollies forward onto an elevator platform and then is raised (via a system of ropes and pulleys) through the vertical set, viewing Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell as they climb the long spiral staircase, as though the viewer is passing through each floor on the ascent. Action is staged with background actors on various floors to give the impression that the set is a lived-in building, and a lighting gag (where Farrell lights a match in a darkened alcove) is used to mask a cut in order to give the audience the experience of a continuous, flowing camera movement up to the sky.
    • Quotes

      Diane: I'm not used to being happy... it's funny... it hurts!

    • Connections
      Featured in Precious Images (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Diane
      Lyrics by Lew Pollack

      Music by Erno Rapee

    User reviews37

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Just first rate all around...the Gaynor/Farrell pairing at its best
    7th Heaven (1927)

    Coming at the end of the silent era, we might expect a film of the highest order in that silent era sense, untainted by sound, depending on gesture and action to keep the plot going. And Seventh Heaven really is a great film. It's complex, subtle, beautiful, and not clunky, not a bit what some people picture when they think of silent films.

    It also is a great love story. Janet Gaynor was becoming a big star (she won best actress for this performance among others that year) and her counterpart Charles Farrell is a convincing charming actor. It's Paris 1914 when we begin, and that's not half bad. Then there are some early versions of the war, including some scenes with flame throwers that ought to surprise everyone.

    What becomes of our two leads as they struggle to stay together during all this is for you to see, but it's told with economy (even at two hours the movie never drags) and with touching honesty. The director, Frank Borzage, made a whole bunch of good films during the 1930s, in the sound era, but this shows a real mastery of the earlier basics of cinema. Credit also goes also the cinematographer Ernest Palmer, a lesser known veteran who made the most of a lot of great sets and a range of interior and exterior scenes. Keep an eye on that, especially a moment toward the beginning where the camera follows the actors up the circular stairs, floor after floor, seamlessly. This will be echoed with perfection at the end of the film, so it's not just showing off.

    And keep some Kleenex handy. It'll get to you.
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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1927 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Seventh Heaven
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Frank Borzage Production
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Budget
      • $1,300,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent

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