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* WhatMightHaveBeen: A remake was announced by Creator/ColumbiaPictures in 1981, who acquired the remake rights to several [[Creator/TheRankOrganisation Rank]] films in the late 1970s[[note]]''Film/{{The Blue Lagoon|1980}}'' was one of these)[[/note]] to star Creator/JohnTravolta and Music/OliviaNewtonJohn. It was going to be produced by Ray Stark and directed by Richard Rush. The project fell through after the dismal box office performance of ''Film/{{Annie|1982}}''.
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* WhatMightHaveBeen: A remake was announced by Creator/ColumbiaPictures in 1981, who acquired the remake rights to several [[Creator/TheRankOrganisation Rank]] films in the late 1970s[[note]]''Film/{{The Blue Lagoon|1980}}'' was one of these)[[/note]] these[[/note]] to star Creator/JohnTravolta and Music/OliviaNewtonJohn. It was going to be produced by Ray Stark and directed by Richard Rush. The project fell through after the dismal box office performance of ''Film/{{Annie|1982}}''.
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* WhatMightHaveBeen: A remake was announced by Columbia Pictures Creator/ColumbiaPictures in 1981, who acquired the remake rights to several [[Creator/TheRankOrganisation Rank]] films in the late 1970s (''Film/{{The 1970s[[note]]''Film/{{The Blue Lagoon|1980}}'' was one of these), these)[[/note]] to star Creator/JohnTravolta and Music/OliviaNewtonJohn. It was going to be produced by Ray Stark and directed by Richard Rush. The project fell through after the dismal box office performance of ''Film/{{Annie|1982}}''.
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* WhatMightHaveBeen: A remake was announced by Columbia Pictures in 1981, who acquired the remake rights to several [[Creator/TheRankOrganisation Rank]] films in the late 1970s (''Film/{{The Blue Lagoon|1980}}'' was one of these), to star Creator/JohnTravolta and Music/OliviaNewtonJohn. It was going to be produced by Ray Stark and directed by Richard Rush. The project fell through after the dismal box office performance of ''Film/{{Annie|1982}}''.
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* CastTheExpert: RAF survivors played themselves in the Other World's High Court, alongside 72 real Red Cross nurses and 25 WACs who also played themselves in the country house base where they were stationed. They donated their earnings to the Red Cross. Creator/RichardAttenborough, who has a cameo an English pilot, was also in the RAF.
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* CastTheExpert: RAF [=RAF=] survivors played themselves in the Other World's High Court, alongside 72 real Red Cross nurses and 25 WACs [=WAC=]s who also played themselves in the country house base where they were stationed. They donated their earnings to the Red Cross. Creator/RichardAttenborough, who has a cameo an English pilot, was also in the RAF.
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* UsefulNotes/BFITop100BritishFilms: #20
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* FakeAmerican: It is ironic that Raymond Massey plays the British-hating American Farlan because, as a Canadian, Massey actually became popular as an actor in London.
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* BigNameFan: Creator/JKRowling considers this her favorite film of all time. As does Creator/DanielRadcliffe. Creator/MichaelSheen also named it as his favourite film.
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* BigNameFan: Creator/JKRowling of Literature/HarryPotter fame considers this her favorite film of all time. As does Creator/DanielRadcliffe.
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* BigNameFan: Creator/JKRowling of Literature/HarryPotter fame considers this her favorite film of all time. As does Creator/DanielRadcliffe.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Marius Goring was offered the role of the Conductor, but insisted that he wanted to play Peter instead; however, Creator/MichaelPowell and Creator/EmericPressburger were set on Creator/DavidNiven playing the part, and eventually told Goring that the Conductor was his only choice: if he turned it down, they would approach Creator/PeterUstinov to play the part.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The film was released in America as ''Stairway to Heaven''. Some European countries released it as ''A Question of Life and Death''.
* DawsonCasting: Peter is explicitly stated to be 27, butDavid Niven Creator/DavidNiven was 36 at the time of filming.
* CastTheRunnerUp: Marius Goring was offered the role of the Conductor, but insisted that he wanted to play Peter instead; however, Creator/MichaelPowell and Creator/EmericPressburger were set on Creator/DavidNiven playing the part, and eventually told Goring that the Conductor was his only choice: if he turned it down, they would approach Creator/PeterUstinov to play the part.
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* Blink ThrowItIn: Marius Goring improvised Conductor 71's line about Technicolor on the day and you miss it: in the audience for the final trial scene there is an Indian RAF airman and a Japanese American GI.Creator/MichaelPowell decided to keep it in.
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* FromEntertainmentToEducation: An actual medical paper was written [[http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/46_AMOLAD/AMatterOfFriedOnions.html by Diane Friedman]] describing the film's unusually accurate depiction of a real medical condition, with clinically accurate dialogue used by characters and symptoms portrayed accurately, in addition to the surgical details.
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* FromEntertainmentToEducation: An actual medical paper was written [[http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/46_AMOLAD/AMatterOfFriedOnions.html by Diane Friedman]] describing the film's unusually accurate depiction of a real medical condition, with clinically accurate dialogue used by characters and symptoms portrayed accurately, in addition to the surgical details.details.
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* FromEntertainmentToEducation: An actual medical paper was written [[http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/46_AMOLAD/AMatterOfFriedOnions.html by Diane Friedman]] describing the film's unusually accurate depiction of a real medical condition, with clinically accurate dialogue used by characters and symptoms portrayed accurately, in addition to the surgical details.
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