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Heavens Above! (1963)
Director: John Boulting
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From Time Out Film Guide
Playing a clergyman who applies his Christian charity literally, having been translated by error to a posh parish from his prison chaplaincy, Sellers works valiantly to wring a laugh or two out of this cringe-making satire on the church. Based on an idea by Malcolm Muggeridge, no less, the script is peopled exclusively by stereotypes, skitters uneasily into farce, and indulges a penchant for schoolboy sniggers that makes it a not-so-distant relative of the Carry On family.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: John Boulting
Producer: Roy Boulting
Cast: Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker, Isabel Jeans, Eric Sykes, Bernard Miles, Brock Peters, IanCarmichael, Irene Handl, Miriam Karlin, Joan Hickson full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 118 mins
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