A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
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.

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Cast

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
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Drama, War, Comedy

Language: English, Français, Pусский

Release Date: 15 December 1946

Country: GB

Runtime: 104m

Company Credits

Company: The Archers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Cast

David Niven

David Niven

Peter Carter

Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter

June

Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Doctor Reeves

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Conductor 71

Robert Coote

Robert Coote

Bob Trubshawe

Kathleen Byron

Kathleen Byron

An Angel

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

An English Pilot

Bonar Colleano

Bonar Colleano

An American Pilot

Joan Maude

Joan Maude

Chief Recorder

Robert Atkins

Robert Atkins

The Vicar

Edwin Max

Edwin Max

Dr. Mc.Ewen

Betty Potter

Betty Potter

Mrs. Tucker

Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Sofaer

The Judge

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Abraham Farlan

Robert Arden

Robert Arden

GI Playing Snout (uncredited)

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

US Crewman (uncredited)

Eric Cawthorne

Eric Cawthorne

Goatherd (uncredited)

Tommy Duggan

Tommy Duggan

Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited)

Leslie Dwyer

Leslie Dwyer

ARP Warden (uncredited)

John Longden

John Longden

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Lois Maxwell

Lois Maxwell

Actress (uncredited)

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

Civil Defence Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

Man in Stairway (uncredited)

Roger Snowdon

Roger Snowdon

James Monahan (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

Emile Stemmler

British Serviceman (uncredited)

Wendy Thompson

Wendy Thompson

Nurse (uncredited)

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

RAF Chaplain (uncredited)

Joan Verney

Joan Verney

Girl (uncredited)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Joseph Bato

Joseph Bato

Costume Design

Hein Heckroth

Hein Heckroth

Costume Design

George Blackler

George Blackler

Makeup Artist

Ida Mills

Ida Mills

Hairstylist

Sound

Allan Gray

Allan Gray

Original Music Composer

Walter Goehr

Walter Goehr

Conductor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff

Director of Photography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Geoffrey Unsworth

Camera Operator

Jim Body

Jim Body

Focus Puller

George Minassian

George Minassian

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Alfred Junge

Alfred Junge

Production Design

Other Crew

Henry Harris

Henry Harris

Special Effects

Douglas Woolsey

Douglas Woolsey

Special Effects

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