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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.
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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- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- PG
- Fantasy, Drama
Dec 15, 2021 · 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.
- Gregory Wakeman
Mar 15, 2022 · A Matter of Life and Death is the utterly unique, enduringly rich and strange romantic fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. You could put it in a double bill with It’s a Wonderful Life or The Wizard of Oz, though its pure English differentness would shine through.
Apr 6, 2024 · A Matter of Life and Death. A British pilot survives a plane crash, meets a US servicewoman and falls in love. In heaven, however, a mistake is discovered.
RoleContributorPeter D CarterDavid NivenJuneKim HunterDoctor ReevesRoger LiveseyConductor 71Marius GoringA Matter of Life and Death Much-loved romantic fantasy starring David Niven & Kim Hunter. A British aviator miraculously cheats death but must argue for his life before a celestial...
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Nov 28, 2017 · 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.
