Seventh Heaven (1927)

Original title

7th Heaven

Directed by

Frank Borzage

Genre

drama film, silent film, war film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 117 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor Parisian street cleaner rescues a woman from abuse and they fall in love. They build a life together in a small apartment called the seventh heaven before World War I separates them.

romantichopefultendersweepingpoignantemotionalyearningclassic

What happens

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). In 1995, 7th Heaven was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film entered the public domain in the United States in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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