A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

12/15/1946 (GB) • 1h 44m

Romance, Fantasy, Drama, War, Comedy

Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

David Niven

Peter Carter

Roger Livesey

Doctor Reeves

Marius Goring

Conductor 71

Robert Coote

Bob Trubshawe

Richard Attenborough

An English Pilot

Bonar Colleano

An American Pilot

Joan Maude

Chief Recorder


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

court case

england

angel

world war ii

heaven

bicycle

lighthearted

witty

whimsical

adoring

cheerful

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