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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.
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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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.
Dec 8, 2017 · Revisiting A Matter Of Life And Death. It’s 71 years old and considered one of the best British films ever made. Rachel takes a look at the wonderful A Matter Of Life And Death....
As with any classic film, it helps greatly that we are watching several actors at the very top of their game. In the lead role, David Niven has scarcely been better as Peter, the man whose life dangles indeterminately as he seeks to find a defence counsel who can help him win his case.
Set in a gorgeously photographed Technicolor England and a monochrome heaven, A Matter of Life and Death took the imaginative daring of jointly credited writer-producer-directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger to new heights. David Niven plays a British airman who survives a plane crash and falls in love with an American radio operator ...
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.
