Seventh Heaven (1927)

Seventh Heaven (1927) (1927)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 88% of users liked it
    (731 ratings)

In 1927, Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress with her performance in this film, among the most celebrated romances of the late silent era. Chico (Charles Farrell) is a poor sewer worker who has only two dreams in life: to be promoted to sweeping streets and to find a woman who… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Benjamin Glazer
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics
In Theaters
May 25, 1927 Limited

Critic Reviews

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    If it weren't for the existence of Murnau's Sunrise, I wouldn't hesitate to call 7th Heaven the greatest of all silent films.

  • Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

    The kind of movie that births a lifelong love affair with silent cinema... I'd be extraordinarily hard-pressed to come up with any way in which it's not flawless.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Gorgeously filmed (by Frank Borzage) film featuring Gaynor and Farrell.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    By today's standards, Borzage's romantic melodrama is sappy and outdated, but in 1927, the Oscar-nominated silent film was extremely popular with (female) audiences.

  • Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine

    Based on a long-running stage success and wildly popular upon its first release, Seventh Heaven is probably Frank Borzage's most famous film, the one where all his principles of mystical romance come together most distinctively.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Stella D


    the film is wildly romantic and won an oscar in 1927 for frank borzage's direction. janet gaynor won best actress, a dual award for this and murnau's much better remembered sunrise. borzage seems to have slipped into obscurity after the silent era which is a shame. he… More

  • AJ V


    A beautiful and brilliantly made romantic drama with some comedy and suspense. I loved the ending too, it was fantastic. I highly recommend this movie.

  • Byron B


    By the time the Oscars started, narrative movies had already been around for roughly two decades. And this was the last big year for silent pictures. This film impressed me because the acting is less over-the-top than earlier silents, the story is good, and the camera work and use… More

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