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A Matter of Life and Death

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A Matter of Life and Death

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

7.8

1h 44m

1946

“Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

RomanceFantasyDramaComedy

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Cast & Crew

David Niven

David Niven

as Peter Carter

Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter

as June

Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

as Doctor Reeves

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

as Conductor 71

Robert Coote

Robert Coote

as Bob Trubshawe

Kathleen Byron

Kathleen Byron

as An Angel

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

as An English Pilot

Bonar Colleano

Bonar Colleano

as An American Pilot

Joan Maude

Joan Maude

as Chief Recorder

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