A Matter of Life and Death
1946·1h 44m
7.8/ 10 (461 votes)
“Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!”
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.
Trailer
Director
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Budget
$450,000
Box Office
$2M
