Four-Star Films : ‘Stairway to Heaven’
This 1946 postwar classic finds Michael Powell in an Empyrean mood, with one of his richest fantasies: A Royal Air Force pilot (David Niven, pictured) pleads for his life before a heavenly court that proves disarmingly receptive. Co-directed and written with Emeric Pressburger; co-starring Kim Hunter, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey and the young Richard Attenborough (Bravo Tuesday at 5 p.m.).
Other selected four-star films airing this week:
Patton / CMAX, Sunday, noon.
The Godfather / CMAX, Sunday, 8 p.m.
Bonnie and Clyde / TBS, Thursday, 9:35 p.m.
The Awful Truth / TMC, Friday, 11:40 a.m.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) AMC, Friday, 3 p.m.
A Streetcar Named Desire / AMC, Saturday, 7 p.m.
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