Heavens Above! | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Peter Sellers gives one of his most surprising performances as Reverend John Smallwood, an idealistic prison chaplain who is accidentally assigned to a wealthy parish known for its popular sedative/laxative. But when Smallwood insists on ministering to both rich and poor alike, he infuriates the needy, the greedy, the religious hierarchy and even the government itself. Can the Church of England now silence their most compassionate cleric or will the vicar escape to serve the highest calling of all?

Brock Peters ('TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD'), Isabel Jeans ('GIGI') and Cecil Parker ('THE LADYKILLERS') co-star in this controversial satire that remains one of the best-loved collaborations between iconoclasts The Boulting Brothers ('I'M ALL RIGHT JACK', 'CARLTON-BROWNE OF THE F.O.') and the genius of Peter Sellers that changed the face of British comedy forever.

Production Year:

1963

Released:

Tue, 01/21/2003

Run Time Minutes:

118

Rating:

Genres:

Comedy

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

1.66-Full/Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-2

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

Mono

Actors:

Peter Sellers - The Rev. John Smallwood

Actors:

Brock Peters - Matthew Robinson

Actors:

Cecil Parker - Archdeacon Aspinall

Actors:

Isabel Jeans - Lady Despard

Actors:

Ian Carmichael - The Other Smallwood

Actors:

Bernard Miles - Simpson

Actors:

Eric Sykes - Harry Smith

Actors:

Irene Handl - Rene Smith

Actors:

Miriam Karlin - Winnie Smith

Actors:

Joan Miller - Mrs. Smith-Gould

Actors:

Miles Malleson - Rockeby

Actors:

Eric Barker - Bank Manager

Actors:

William Hartnell - Major Fowler

Actors:

Roy Kinnear - Fred Smith

Actors:

Joan Hickson - Housewife

Actors:

Kenneth Griffith - Rev. Owen Smith

Actors:

Mark Eden - Sir Geoffrey Despard

Actors:

John Comer - Butcher

Actors:

Basil Dignam - Prisoner Governor

Actors:

Franklyn Engelman - TV Commentator

Actors:

Colin Gordon - Prime Minister

Actors:

Geoffrey Hibbert - Council Official

Actors:

Joan Heal - Disgruntled Housewife

Actors:

Ludovic Kennedy - Ludovic Kennedy

Actors:

Margaret Laurence

Actors:

Harry Locke - Shop Steward

Actors:

Henry B. Longhurst - Deaf Gentleman

Actors:

Joan Matheson

Actors:

Malcolm Muggeridge - Cleric

Actors:

Derek Nimmo - Director-General's Assitant

Actors:

Conrad Phillips - P.R.O.

Actors:

Nicholas Phipps - Director-General

Actors:

Cardew Robinson - Tramp

Actors:

Gerald Sim - Self-Service Store Manager

Actors:

Olive Sloane - Quarreling Housewife

Actors:

Marianne Stone - Miss Palmer

Actors:

Elsie Wagstaff - Lady on Parish Church Council

Actors:

Thorley Walters - Tranquilax Executive

Actors:

Ian Wilson - Salvation Army Manager

Actors:

George Woodbridge - Bishop

Actors:

Josephine Woodford - Doris Smith

Actors:

Ronald Adam - Cabinet Minister #1

Actors:

Rodney Bewes - Milkfloat Driver

Actors:

Peggy Ann Clifford - Bit Part, Crowd Scene

Actors:

Ed Devereaux - Communications Officer

Actors:

John Glyn-Jones - Professor

Actors:

Fred Griffiths - Angry Man in Crowd Scene

Actors:

John Harvey - Wilson, Prison Officer

Actors:

Drewe Henley - Doris' Boyfriend

Actors:

John Junkin - Reporter at Space Launch Site

Actors:

Barry Keegan - Angry Man in Crowd Scene

Actors:

Arthur Mullard

Actors:

Rita Tobin-Weske - Lady at Church Door

Actors:

Russell Waters - Bit Part, Cabinet Officer