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Heaven Can Wait

1978 film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry
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Summary

Heaven Can Wait is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,138 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Production Design[3]
  • Director: Warren Beatty[4], Buck Henry[5]
  • Screenwriter: Elaine May[6], Robert Towne[7], Buck Henry[8], Warren Beatty[9]
  • Composer: Dave Grusin[10]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[11]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[12], fantasy film[13], American football film[14]
  • Based on: Here Comes Mr. Jordan[15]
  • Cast member: Julie Christie[16], James Mason[17], Jack Warden[18], Charles Grodin[19], Dyan Cannon[20], Warren Beatty[21], Buck Henry[22], Vincent Gardenia[23], Joseph Maher[24], Hamilton Camp[25], Stephanie Faracy[26], Arthur Malet[27], Elliott Reid[28], R. G. Armstrong[29]
  • Producer: Warren Beatty[30]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[31]
  • Director of photography: William A. Fraker[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 88%[35], 7.5/10[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: June 28, 1978[39], October 26, 1978[40]
  • Sport: American football[41]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[44]
  • Film editor: Robert C. Jones[45]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[46], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[47], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[48], Academy Award for Best Actor[49], Academy Award for Best Director[50], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[51], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[52], Academy Award for Best Production Design[53], Academy Award for Best Original Score[54]
  • Title: Heaven Can Wait[55]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[56]
  • Duration: 101 minutes[57], 99 minutes[58]

Why It Matters

Heaven Can Wait has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did Heaven Can Wait receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Production Design[3].

Related Entities

Charles Grodin Dyan Cannon Elaine May film Jack Warden James Mason Julie Christie Los Angeles Netflix Robert Towne United States Warren Beatty

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ampas collections film id → W070784
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  2. 21d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Film/HeavenCanWait1978
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  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 10943
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Paul Sylbert
    Publication date → +1978-06-28T00:00:00Z, +1978-10-26T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Elaine May, Robert Towne, Buck Henry +1
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