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A Matter of Life and Death(1946)

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

7.8(470)1h 44m1946-12-15

RomanceFantasyDramaComedy

Overview

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.

Director:: Michael Powell
Writers:: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Producers:: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cinematographer:: Jack Cardiff
Composer:: Allan Gray
Production:: The Archers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Budget:: $450,000
Revenue:: $1,750,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

David Niven

David Niven

Peter Carter

Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter

June

Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Doctor Reeves

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Conductor 71

Robert Coote

Robert Coote

Bob Trubshawe

Kathleen Byron

Kathleen Byron

An Angel

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

An English Pilot

Bonar Colleano

Bonar Colleano

An American Pilot

Joan Maude

Joan Maude

Chief Recorder

Robert Atkins

Robert Atkins

The Vicar

Edwin Max

Edwin Max

Dr. Mc.Ewen

Betty Potter

Betty Potter

Mrs. Tucker