Stairway to Heaven Movie Review 1946

Wonderful romantic fantasy features Niven as RAF pilot Peter D. Carter, who falls in love with American WAC June (Hunter). Forced to bail out during a mission, Peter is rescued and must undergo a risky operation. What's riskier is an angel (Goring) has made a mistake and realizes that Peter should have died. While on the operating table, Peter's spirit travels to Heaven and pleads his case for life against a harsh prosecutor (Massey) and a group of judges. Terrific work by cinematographer Cardiff.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, World War II, Angels, Heaven Sent, Military: Foreign, Order in the Court

Screenplay

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Cast

David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough

Cinematography

Jack Cardiff

Director

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Music

Allan Gray

Producer

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, The Archers