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Moments before his plane crashes, RAF pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) makes radio contact with an American operator named June. When the heavenly conductor dispatched to Earth to retrieve him gets lost in the thick fog over the English Channel, Peter awakes having cheated death, and he quickly falls for June.
A Matter of Life and Death was filmed at D&P Studios and Denham Studios in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, and on locations in Devon and Surrey. The beach scene was shot at Saunton Sands in Devon, and the village seen in the camera obscura was Shere in Surrey.
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 British WWII aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court. This visually arresting Powell and Pressburger film stars David Niven.
Jan 9, 2018 · The life/death case is also where the film’s political purpose becomes most clear. The prosecution is led by the first casualty of the American Revolutionary War, Abraham Farlan (Raymond Massey), and as such is prejudiced against the British defence.
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH Friday, December 29 – Thursday, January 5 URGENT TEXT NEW 4K RESTORATION Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Starring David Niven and Kim Hunter (1946) Approx. 104 min. A SONY PICTURES RELEASE.
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Play Trailer. Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter. Powell and Pressburger are at their most imaginative - and controversial - in this film, starring David Niven. Squadron Leader Peter Carter is alone in a blazing plane.
