A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

Romance Fantasy Drama War Comedy

When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But the officials in the other world realise their mistake and dispatch an angel to collect him.

star 7.7 8.0 97%
  • Release Date: 1946-12-15
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger.

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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

  • Betty Potter

    Mrs. Tucker

  • Abraham Sofaer

    The Judge

  • Raymond Massey

    Abraham Farlan

  • Robert Arden

    GI Playing Snout (uncredited)

  • Robert Beatty

    US Crewman (uncredited)

  • Eric Cawthorne

    Goatherd (uncredited)

  • Tommy Duggan

    Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)

  • Leslie Dwyer

    ARP Warden (uncredited)

  • John Longden

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Lois Maxwell

    Actress (uncredited)

  • Wally Patch

    Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)

  • Laurence Payne

    Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)

  • Robert Rietti

    Man in Stairway (uncredited)

  • Roger Snowdon

    James Monahan (uncredited)

  • Emile Stemmler

    British Serviceman (uncredited)

  • Wendy Thompson

    Nurse (uncredited)

  • Frederick Valk

    RAF Chaplain (uncredited)

  • Joan Verney

    Girl (uncredited)

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