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A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
“Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!”
Romance, Fantasy, Drama · 1h 44m
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.
Cast
David Niven
Peter Carter
Kim Hunter
June
Roger Livesey
Doctor Reeves
Marius Goring
Conductor 71
Robert Coote
Bob Trubshawe
Kathleen Byron
An Angel
Richard Attenborough
An English Pilot
Bonar Colleano
An American Pilot
Joan Maude
Chief Recorder
Robert Atkins
The Vicar
Edwin Max
Dr. Mc.Ewen
B
Betty Potter
Mrs. Tucker
Crew
- Director
- Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Screenplay
- Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Director of Photography
- Jack Cardiff
- Original Music Composer
- Allan Gray
- Editor
- Reginald Mills
- Producer
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Details
- Release date
- 1946-12-15
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Romance, Fantasy, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, French, Russian
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- The Archers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
- Budget
- $450,000
- Box office
- $1,750,000