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Matter of Life and Death  (1946)
Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!


7.8|15 Dec, 1946|104 min
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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.
Language

English, 

Français, 

Pусский 


Budget$450,000
Revenue $1,750,000
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Keywords
court case
england
angel
world war ii
heaven
bicycle
lighthearted
witty
whimsical
adoring
cheerful

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
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)

Crews

Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Director
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Screenplay
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Director
Jack Cardiff
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Allan Gray
Original Music Composer
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Producer
Robert C. Foord
Unit Manager
Reginald Mills
Editor
Joseph Bato
Costume Design
Adele Raymond
Casting
Alfred Junge
Alfred Junge
Production Design
Pat MacDonnell
Casting
Hein Heckroth
Hein Heckroth
Costume Design
George Blackler
Makeup Artist
Ida Mills
Hairstylist
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Producer
Geoffrey Unsworth
Geoffrey Unsworth
Camera Operator
George R. Busby
Producer's Assistant
Henry Harris
Special Effects
Walter Goehr
Conductor
Douglas Woolsey
Special Effects
Parry Jones Jr.
Assistant Director
Jim Body
Focus Puller
George Minassian
Assistant Camera

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