A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1946-12-15 - 104 minutes

7.75 / 10

Overview

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.

Screenplay

Director - Michael Powell

Genres

Romance

Fantasy

Drama

Comedy

Videos

Actor Michael Sheen on why A M

Featurette

A Scene from A MATTER OF LIFE

Clip

Official 4K Restoration Traile

Trailer

The BFI podcast: A Matter of L

Featurette

Mark Kermode reviews A Matter

Featurette

Thelma Schoonmaker, A Matter O

Featurette

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Cast

David Niven

David Niven

Peter Carter

Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Doctor Reeves

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Conductor 71

Robert Coote

Robert Coote

Bob Trubshawe

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

An English Pilot

Bonar Colleano

Bonar Colleano

An American Pilot

Joan Maude

Joan Maude

Chief Recorder

Robert Atkins

Robert Atkins

The Vicar

Edwin Max

Edwin Max

Dr. Mc.Ewen

Betty Potter

Betty Potter

Mrs. Tucker

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Abraham Farlan

Robert Arden

Robert Arden

GI Playing Snout (uncredited)

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

US Crewman (uncredited)

Eric Cawthorne

Eric Cawthorne

Goatherd (uncredited)

Tommy Duggan

Tommy Duggan

Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)

Leslie Dwyer

Leslie Dwyer

ARP Warden (uncredited)

John Longden

John Longden

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Lois Maxwell

Lois Maxwell

Actress (uncredited)

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

Man in Stairway (uncredited)

Roger Snowdon

Roger Snowdon

James Monahan (uncredited)