7th Heaven

About 7th Heaven

In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.

7th Heaven is a 1927 romance film directed by Frank Borzage. Its themes are sewer, optimism, presumed dead, and love.

Janet Gaynor appears as Diane, Charles Farrell as Chico, Albert Gran as Boul, and David Butler as Gobin. It runs 119 minutes and was released in September 1927.

The screenplay is by Benjamin Glazer and H.H. Caldwell. The story is adapted from a stage production. American members can watch it on Artiflix.

City Lights, The Gold Rush, and L'Âge d'or make useful companions to 7th Heaven, all filed under black and white and silent film. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 121 votes and it carries a NR rating.