United States / May 20, 1963
Where "I'm All Right Jack" left off…this takes off!
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A clerical error leads to the appointment of a left-leaning small-town priest to a rich village, where he immediately horrifies his snobby parishioners by appointing a dustman and a black man as vicar's wardens and throwing open the vicarage to the sprawling, disreputable Smith family, who have just been evicted from their caravan site. He converts the dowager aristocrat to works of absurd charity but he soon has the town and much of the country in uproar.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Irene Handl | Rene Smith |
| Miriam Karlin | Winnie Smith |
| Joan Miller | Mrs Smith-Gould |
| William Hartnell | Major Fowler |
| Roy Kinnear | Fred Smith |
| John Harvey | Wilson, Prison Officer |
| Joan Hickson | Housewife |
| Eric Barker | Bank Manager |
| John Comer | Butcher |
| Kenneth Griffith | Rev. Owen Thomas |
| Mark Eden | Sir Geoffrey Despard |
| Basil Dignam | Prison Governor |
| Colin Gordon | Prime Minister |
| Geoffrey Hibbert | Council Official |
| Ludovic Kennedy | Himself |
| Malcolm Muggeridge | Cleric |
| Harry Locke | Shop Steward |
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| Derek Nimmo | DG Assistant |
| Conrad Phillips | Deaf Man |
| Miles Malleson | Bishop Rockeby |
| Nicholas Phipps | DG |
| Thorley Walters | Tranquilax Executive |
| Marianne Stone | Miss Palmer |
| Cardew Robinson | Tramp |
| Gerald Sim | Store Manager |
| Anna Wing | Housewife (uncredited) |
| John Junkin | Reporter at Space Launch Site (uncredited) |
| Rodney Bewes | Milkfloat Driver (uncredited) |
| Steve Marriott | Jack (uncredited) |
| John Louis Mansi | Man Buying Groceries (uncredited) |
| Jack Carter | Launch Site Worker (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Heavens Above! |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Romulus Films, Charter Film Productions |
| Release date | 20 maggio 1963 |
| Production | Roy Boulting, John Boulting |
| Writer | Frank Harvey, John Boulting, Malcolm Muggeridge |
| Editing | Teddy Darvas |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum, Laurie Ridley |
| Assistant directors | John Boulting, Roy Boulting |
| Camera operators | Mutz Greenbaum, Laurie Ridley |
| Additional photography | Mutz Greenbaum, Laurie Ridley |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / May 23, 1963
Sweden / Nov 25, 1963
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