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   A Matter of Life and Death is a 1946 British fantasy - romance film set in England during World War II. Written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, the film stars David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring.

2. www.bbc.com › culture › articleA Matter of Life and Death: The most life-affirming film - BBC

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   Dec 15, 2021 · Audaciously creative as well as infinitely romantic, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's film tells the story of World War Two British Air Force pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) falling in...

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4. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › a_matter_of_life_and_deathA Matter of Life and Death - Rotten Tomatoes

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   British Air Force pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) is on his way home to England from a World War II bombing mission in a badly damaged aircraft. Before he bails out of the plane into the ocean, he...

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   • Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

   • Content Rating: PG
   • Category: Fantasy, Drama

5. whatson.bfi.org.uk › Online › defaultA Matter of Life and Death | BFI Southbank | BFI | British ...

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   David Niven plays Peter Carter, a young airman seemingly doomed before his time and trapped between life and death, between a Technicolor earth and a monochrome heaven. There have been other films that have dealt with heaven and earth but none possessed quite the ambition or visual flair of AMoLaD.

6. godalmingfilmsoc.org.uk › film-archive › 2021-22A Matter of Life and Death | Godalming Film Society

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   Mar 15, 2022 · The British title of this film was "A Matter of Life and Death," and when the Americans retitled it "Stairway to Heaven," Powell wrote in his autobiography, he felt they had missed the point.

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   Nov 28, 2017 · 5 reasons to watch A Matter of Life and Death – Powell and Pressburger’s otherworldly masterpiece. Moving between heaven and Earth, Powell & Pressburger’s wartime fantasy A Matter of Life and Death is one of Britain’s very best films. Here are some of the reasons it’s so special.

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   Is a matter of life and death the greatest British movie ever?

   • In 2004, Total Film named A Matter of Life and Death second on their list of the greatest British movies ever. Then Sight and Sound listed it at 90th on their 2012 collection of the Greatest Films of All Time – while the likes of Michael Sheen, Stephen Fry, and Daniel Radcliffe are always quick to call it their favourite film.

   A Matter of Life and Death: The most life-affirming film - BBC

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   Who wrote a matter of life and death?

   • Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s timeless romantic fantasy. First mooted as a project to foster an improvement in Anglo-American relations, A Matter of Life and Death emerged as a timeless romantic fantasy.

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   How much does a matter of life and death cost?

   • • Dr Charles Drazin is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, Queen Mary University of London and a Park Circus Ambassador Free for 14 days, then £6.99/month or £65/year. Moving between heaven and Earth, Powell & Pressburger’s wartime fantasy A Matter of Life and Death is one of Britain’s very best films. Here are some of the reasons it’s so special.

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   Is a matter of life and death a good movie?

   • A Matter of Life and Death is a movie that is not easily forgotten once seen. Like other great fantasies such as The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Carol, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory or The Thief of Bagdad, it appeals to the sense of wonder shared by everyone, and yet remains distinct and unique, a film that is not like any other.

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   Is a matter of life and death still a classic?

   • Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, A Matter of Life and Death still finds new fans. Gregory Wakeman looks at how a wartime propaganda film became a cinematic classic. Even now, 75 years after its release on 15 December 1946, A Matter of Life and Death is still the ultimate reminder of the power, beauty, and art of cinema.

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   Why was a matter of life and death made?

   • Which makes it all the more surprising that A Matter of Life and Death was actually born out of a request from Jack Beddington, the head of film at the Ministry Of Information, for Powell and Pressburger to make something that would improve post-War Anglo-American relations. Lights, camera, action

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9. viff.org › whats-on › a-matter-of-life-and-deathA Matter of Life and Death | Vancouver International Film ...

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   Peter Carter (David Niven) washes up on Saunton Sands, where he falls in love with an American nurse (Kim Hunter). Guilty that he has cheated death, Peter dreams that he must plead permission to extend his lifespan before the highest court of all, in Heaven.