A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 44m
- Director Michael Powell
- Genres Drama Fantasy Romance
- Rating 7.7/10 (480 votes)
Synopsis
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
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David Niven
as Peter Carter
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Kim Hunter
as June
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Roger Livesey
as Doctor Reeves
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Marius Goring
as Conductor 71
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Robert Coote
as Bob Trubshawe
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Kathleen Byron
as An Angel
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Richard Attenborough
as An English Pilot
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Bonar Colleano
as An American Pilot
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Joan Maude
as Chief Recorder
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Robert Atkins
as The Vicar
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Edwin Max
as Dr. Mc.Ewen
- Betty Potter as Mrs. Tucker
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Abraham Sofaer
as The Judge
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Raymond Massey
as Abraham Farlan
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Robert Arden
as GI Playing Snout (uncredited)
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Robert Beatty
as US Crewman (uncredited)
- Eric Cawthorne as Goatherd (uncredited)
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Tommy Duggan
as Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)
Crew
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Michael Powell
Director
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Emeric Pressburger
Director
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Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
- Reginald Mills Editor
- Allan Gray Original Music Composer
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Michael Powell
Producer
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Emeric Pressburger
Producer
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Michael Powell
Screenplay
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Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay
