A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | Dec. 15, 1946

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.

A Matter of Life and Death

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | Dec. 15, 1946

A Matter of Life and Death
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers The Archers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Original title A Matter of Life and Death
Directors Parry Jones Jr., Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Cast

David Niven

as Peter Carter

Kim Hunter

as June

Marius Goring

as Conductor 71

Kathleen Byron

as An Angel

Richard Attenborough

as An English Pilot

Robert Coote

as Bob Trubshawe

Bonar Colleano

as An American Pilot

Joan Maude

as Chief Recorder

Roger Livesey

as Doctor Reeves

Robert Atkins

as The Vicar

Edwin Max

as Dr. Mc.Ewen

Betty Potter

as Mrs. Tucker

Abraham Sofaer

as The Judge

Raymond Massey

as Abraham Farlan

Lois Maxwell

as Actress (uncredited)