A Matter of Life and Death backdrop

A Matter of Life and Death 1946 Directed by Emeric Pressburger , Michael Powell

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , Russian
Gneres Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance
Production Companies J. Arthur Rank Organisation , The Archers
Budget $450,000
Revenue $1,750,000
Release Date 15 December 1946
104 mins
Cast
David Niven Peter Carter
Roger Livesey Doctor Reeves
Marius Goring Conductor 71
Robert Coote Bob Trubshawe
Kathleen Byron An Angel
Richard Attenborough An English Pilot
Bonar Colleano An American Pilot
Joan Maude Chief Recorder
Robert Atkins The Vicar
Edwin Max Dr. Mc.Ewen
Betty Potter Mrs. Tucker
Abraham Sofaer The Judge
Raymond Massey Abraham Farlan
Robert Arden GI Playing Snout (uncredited)
Robert Beatty US Crewman (uncredited)
Eric Cawthorne Goatherd (uncredited)
Tommy Duggan Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)
Leslie Dwyer ARP Warden (uncredited)
John Longden Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Lois Maxwell Actress (uncredited)
Wally Patch Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
Laurence Payne Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)
Robert Rietti Man in Stairway (uncredited)
Roger Snowdon James Monahan (uncredited)
Emile Stemmler British Serviceman (uncredited)
Wendy Thompson Nurse (uncredited)
Frederick Valk RAF Chaplain (uncredited)
Joan Verney Girl (uncredited)