Seventh Heaven (film)

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Seventh Heaven
Directed by	Frank Borzage
Produced by	William Fox
Written by	Benjamin Glazer
Starring	Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell Ben Bard
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer Joseph A. Valentine
Editing by	H.H. Caldwell Katherine Hilliker
Release date(s)	May 6, 1927
Running time	110 min
Country	USA
Language	Silent film English intertitles
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For other uses, see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation).

Seventh Heaven (1927) is a silent film and one of the first films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called "Best Picture, Production"). The film was written by H.H. Caldwell (titles), Benjamin Glazer, Katherine Hilliker (titles) and Austin Strong (play), and directed by Frank Borzage.

The movie is a romance starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Gaynor won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Borzage won for Best Director and Glazer won for Best Writing, Adaptation.

Seventh Heaven is the 13th highest grossing silent film in cinema history, taking in more than $2.5 million at the box office in 1927.

The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

[edit] Cast

• Janet Gaynor ... Diane
• Charles Farrell ... Chico
• Ben Bard ... Col. Brissac
• Albert Gran ... Boul
• David Butler ... Gobin
• Marie Mosquini ... Madame Gobin
• Gladys Brockwell ... Nana
• Emile Chautard ... Father Chevillon
• Jessie Haslett ... Aunt Valentine
• Brandon Hurst ... Uncle George
• George E. Stone ... Sewer Rat
• Lillian West ... Arlette

[edit] Theme tune

Diane is a song by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack originally written as a theme song for the movie Seventh Heaven.

[edit] 1937 remake

A comparatively unknown remake of Seventh Heaven was produced as a sound film in 1937, starring Simone Simon, James Stewart, Jean Hersholt, and Gregory Ratoff, with Henry King directing.