A Matter of Life and Death
1946 · directed by Michael Powell
- Rating
- 86/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
A Matter of Life and Death (1946), directed by Michael Powell, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- David Niven
- Kim Hunter
- Roger Livesey
- Marius Goring
- Robert Coote
- Kathleen Byron
- Richard Attenborough
- Bonar Colleano
- Joan Maude
- Robert Atkins
Crew
- Jack Cardiff — Director of Photography
- Reginald Mills — Editor
- Allan Gray — Original Music Composer
- Emeric Pressburger — Screenplay
- Michael Powell — Screenplay
More from Michael Powell
- The Red Shoes (1948) — 97/100 · hit
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) — 85/100 · hit
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — 84/100 · hit
- I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) — 84/100 · hit
- Peeping Tom (1960) — 83/100 · hit
- Black Narcissus (1947) — 83/100 · hit
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