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Film · Drama, Romance, Fantasy

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

★ 7.8 · 497 votesIMDb★ 8.0 · 28,540 votes1 h 44 minDrama, Romance1946

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

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.

Director
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Release date
December 15, 1946

A Matter of Life and Death was released on December 15, 1946. Where to watch in United States: Artiflix (subscription).

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A Matter of Life and Death cast

  • David NivenPeter Carter
  • Kim HunterJune
  • Roger LiveseyDoctor Reeves
  • Marius GoringConductor 71
  • Robert CooteBob Trubshawe
  • Kathleen ByronAn Angel
  • Richard AttenboroughAn English Pilot
  • Bonar ColleanoAn American Pilot
  • Joan MaudeChief Recorder
  • Robert AtkinsThe Vicar
  • Edwin MaxDr. Mc.Ewen
  • Betty PotterMrs. Tucker
  • Abraham SofaerThe Judge
  • Raymond MasseyAbraham Farlan
  • Robert ArdenGI Playing Snout (uncredited)
  • Robert BeattyUS Crewman (uncredited)
  • Eric CawthorneGoatherd (uncredited)
  • Tommy DugganPatrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)
  • Leslie DwyerARP Warden (uncredited)
  • John LongdenNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
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