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A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Poster for A Matter of Life and Death

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Michael Powell
  • Profile picture of David Niven
    Peter Carter David Niven
  • Profile picture of Kim Hunter
    June Kim Hunter
  • Profile picture of Roger Livesey
    Doctor Reeves Roger Livesey
  • Profile picture of Marius Goring
    Conductor 71 Marius Goring
  • Profile picture of Robert Coote
    Bob Trubshawe Robert Coote
  • Profile picture of Kathleen Byron
    An Angel Kathleen Byron
  • Profile picture of Richard Attenborough
    An English Pilot Richard Attenborough
  • Profile picture of Bonar Colleano
    An American Pilot Bonar Colleano

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