A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1946/12/15 • $450,000 • Released • English, French, Russian

Romance
Fantasy
Drama
Comedy
7.8
1h 44m

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

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

Casts
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

The Vicar

Edwin Max

Edwin Max

Dr. Mc.Ewen

Betty Potter

Mrs. Tucker

Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Sofaer

The Judge

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Abraham Farlan

Robert Arden

Robert Arden

GI Playing Snout (uncredited)

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

US Crewman (uncredited)

Eric Cawthorne

Goatherd (uncredited)

Tommy Duggan

Tommy Duggan

Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)

Leslie Dwyer

Leslie Dwyer

ARP Warden (uncredited)

John Longden

John Longden

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Lois Maxwell

Lois Maxwell

Actress (uncredited)

Wally Patch

Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

Man in Stairway (uncredited)

Roger Snowdon

James Monahan (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

Emile Stemmler

British Serviceman (uncredited)

Wendy Thompson

Nurse (uncredited)

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

RAF Chaplain (uncredited)

Joan Verney

Girl (uncredited)

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