Heavens Above! (Original title)
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 08 September 1963 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Synopsis: Due to an error the wrong Reverend Smallwood is appointed to the living of Orbiston Parva, and his Christian charity causes chaos in the parish. The conscience of his patron, Lady Despard, is roused to the point of putting her entire fortune at his disposal. With this he distributes free food and totally disrupts the local economy, causing unemployment and riots. His superiors hastily transfer him to a remote island parish, where there is a nuclear station. Taunted about his religion by a terrified astronaut, he changes places with him, and is launched, singing hymns, into orbit.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Clergy, Vicars, Islands, Astronauts, Space missions
Releases
Date: 1963Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 118 mins Length: 10638 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 118 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v1 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v9 n10 July 1963 Page: 22
Title: [Films and Filming - v9 n10 July 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v30 n354 July 1963 Page: 95
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v30 n354 July 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Annunciation v8 n7 July 1963 Page: 18
Title: [Annunciation - v8 n7 July 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Film and TV Technician v29 n227 December 1963
Title: [Film and TV Technician - v29 n227 December 1963: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Variety 19 Jun 1963
Title: [Variety - 19 Jun 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2903 23 May 1963 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2903 23 May 1963: no known title]Language: English
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 08 September 1963 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Synopsis: Due to an error the wrong Reverend Smallwood is appointed to the living of Orbiston Parva, and his Christian charity causes chaos in the parish. The conscience of his patron, Lady Despard, is roused to the point of putting her entire fortune at his disposal. With this he distributes free food and totally disrupts the local economy, causing unemployment and riots. His superiors hastily transfer him to a remote island parish, where there is a nuclear station. Taunted about his religion by a terrified astronaut, he changes places with him, and is launched, singing hymns, into orbit.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Clergy, Vicars, Islands, Astronauts, Space missions
Releases
Date: 1963Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 118 mins Length: 10638 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 118 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: British National Film Catalogue v1 1963Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v1 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v9 n10 July 1963 Page: 22
Title: [Films and Filming - v9 n10 July 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v30 n354 July 1963 Page: 95
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v30 n354 July 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Annunciation v8 n7 July 1963 Page: 18
Title: [Annunciation - v8 n7 July 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Film and TV Technician v29 n227 December 1963
Title: [Film and TV Technician - v29 n227 December 1963: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Variety 19 Jun 1963
Title: [Variety - 19 Jun 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2903 23 May 1963 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2903 23 May 1963: no known title]Language: English