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Seventh Heaven, also known as 7th Heaven, is a film released by the Fox Film Corporation in the United States of America. The movie was directed by Frank Borzage and has a runtime of 119 minutes. It is described as black and white and is based on a play or musical. The narrative themes include optimism, love, and sewers.
The film had a budget of 1,300,000 and generated revenue of 2,500,000. It was released on May 6, 1927, and again on September 10, 1927. The status of the production is listed as released. It has been recognized in the Academy Award Best Actress collection.
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Film · TMDB
7.4In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.
Cast
- Janet Gaynor as Diane
- Charles Farrell as Chico
- Albert Gran as Boul
- David Butler as Gobin
- Marie Mosquini as Madame Gobin
- Gladys Brockwell as Nana
Themes
- optimism
- based on play or musical
- love
- black and white
- sewer
- silent film
- presumed dead
- street cleaners
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Frank Borzage
- Written by
- Harry H. Caldwell (titles) Katharine Hilliker (titles) Bernard Vorhaus (uncredited)
- Screenplay by
- Benjamin Glazer
- Based on
- Seventh Heaven , by Austin Strong
- Produced by
- William Fox
- Starring
- Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell Ben Bard
- Cinematography
- Ernest Palmer Joseph A. Valentine
- Edited by
- Barney Wolf
- Distributed by
- Fox Film Corporation
- Release dates
- May 6, 1927 ( 1927-05-06 ) (Los Angeles) May 25, 1927 ( 1927-05-25 ) (New York City) September 10, 1927 ( 1927-09-10 ) (New York City (re-release))
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- Sound (Synchronized) (English intertitles )
- Budget
- $1.3 million
- Box office
- $2.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- silent film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Creator
- Frank Borzage
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Frank Borzage
- Cast member
- Albert Gran
- Producer
- William Fox
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Joseph A. Valentine
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 205142
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- 7th Heaven lobby card 3.jpg
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- Commons category
- 7th Heaven (1927 film)
- publication date
- 1927-05-06
- film editor
- Harry H. Caldwell
- title
- Seventh Heaven
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- production designer
- Harry Oliver
- distributed by
- Netflix
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- different from
- Seventh Heaven
- review score
- 100%
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Encyclopedic overview
7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven) is a 1927 American synchronized sound romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, and starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. While the film has no audible dialogue, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Movietone sound system. The film is based upon the 1922 play Seventh Heaven, by Austin Strong and was adapted for the screen by Benjamin Glazer. 7th Heaven was initially released as a standard silent film in May 1927. On September 10, 1927, Fox Film Corporation re-released the film with a synchronized Movietone soundtrack with a musical score and sound effects.
Upon its release, 7th Heaven was a critical and commercial success and helped to establish Fox Film Corporation as a major studio. It was among the first three films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called "Outstanding Picture") at the 1st Academy Awards held on May 16, 1929. Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film (she also won for her performances in 1927's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and 1928's Street Angel). Director Frank Borzage also won the first Academy Award for Best Director while screenwriter Benjamin Glazer won the first Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).
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