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A British aviator who cheats death falls in love with an American girl and faces a celestial trial. This classic fantasy romance film features a stunning stairway to heaven scene and a brilliant cinematography by Jack Cardiff.
- (25K)
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- 1947-03
The film was originally released in the United States under the title Stairway to Heaven, which derived from the film's most prominent special effect: a broad escalator linking Earth to the afterlife.
British Air Force pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) is on his way home to England from a World War II bombing mission in a badly damaged aircraft. Before he bails out of the plane into the ocean, he...
- (38)
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- PG
- Fantasy, Drama
A British pilot falls in love with an American radio operator and faces a heavenly trial to stay on earth. Roger Ebert praises the film's audacity, vision and humor in this 1995 review.
A classic British fantasy film about a World War II pilot who falls in love with a radio operator and faces a trial in the afterlife. The film features a stunning Technicolor Eden and a stairway to heaven sequence.
- Peter Carter
On May 2, 1945 during World War II, Englishman and Captain Peter David Carter is returning to England in a bomber on fire, without a parachute, and with his Sparks Bob dead. He contacts June, an American with the U.S. Army Air Forces on land and they start a conversation.
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Aug 22, 2005 · Also known as Stairway to Heaven, this film is a romance, comedy, drama and fantasy about an injured aviator who argues in celestial court for his life. Watch clips, read reviews and learn more about the cast and crew of this classic movie.
