Diane falls in love with Chico, a sewer who calls his attic heaven close to stars. After a war breaks out, Diane's wating begins.
Director Frank Borzage won the Academy Award for Best Director while Jane Gaynor won the Best Actress Award. Its commericial success helped Fox to become a major studio. Starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell for the first time, the film is a sentimental love story that depicts how a young couple with pure hearts overcome hardship together. However, it is such a candid and beautiful work of art. The film has made an influence on filmmakers of the past and the present. Damien Chazelle, famous for LA LA LAND, said that 7th Heaven inspired him. New 4 K Restoration from nitrate elements held by MoMA, funded by 20th Century Fox.