CinemaOSMovie · 1946 · 1h 44m · PG
A Matter of Life and Death

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

77%(493)IMDbRomanceFantasyDrama

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.

Directed byEmeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
EN
Released
December 15, 1946
Budget
$450,000
Revenue
$1,750,000
Studios
The ArchersJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Official 4K Restoration Trailer

Official 4K Restoration Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Written by
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Produced by
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger

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